The Dangers of Automating Police Investigations
Human reasoning can be flawed and anything built on top of that reasoning will, by definition, also be flawed. As we head full speed into an AI / Machine Learning future – ready or not – I couldn’t help but notice a recent article regarding the creation of a pattern recognition tool called Patternizr by the NYPD to help with the investigative leg work. The goal of the program is to help the NYPD cross reference crimes across precincts, look for patterns in crimes, and help to