callingbullshit.org/case_studies/c…
(tl;dr — both are total bullshit)
callingbullshit.org/case_studies/c…
medium.com/@CoalitionForC…
Sadly, we're already seeing horrific misuse of machine learning technology in policing. This story was published today.
nytimes.com/2020/06/24/tec…
I explain in this thread:
Not yet.
But I don't give a shit. People are getting arrested. Arrest is always traumatic. And for black men, arrest is all too often fatal; when not fatal it too often leads to false convictions.
We need to explain why they are injust—and bullshit as well.
We need to work to halt the use of these technologies.
We need to ensure that ML is not used in service of injustice.