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How Predictive Policing Algorithms Learn Racial Bias
In episode 138 of AI Ethics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine how predictive policing algorithms amplify systemic racial bias through a dangerous feedback loop. They break down a 2024 University of Chicago study that found models trained on arrest data predict crime hotspots in majority-Black neighborhoods at rates 40% higher than models using victim reports. The conversation covers the recent cancellation of Geolitica's contract in Los Angeles, the difference between arrest data and calls for service, and why even well-meaning AIs can entrench over-policing. Lucas and Luna discuss…
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