Predictive Policing Software Is Terrible At Predicting Crimes

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That’s because you’re not engraving the suspects name in wooden balls based on the dreams of 3 people sleeping in some weird hot tubs.

To be honest in the US, most crimes are already Minority Reports

Turns out if you just assume any minority is always guilty of a crime and only take action against them, the statistics back up your assumptions instead of reality!