Según informó el diario Guardián, en el Reino Unido existe un informe minoritario completo con la investigación de la «predicción del crimen». El Ministerio de Justicia ha desarrollado un algoritmo diseñado para identificar a posibles asesinos, utilizando datos de la policía británica, incluyendo víctimas, testigos y sospechosos. El programa, inicialmente llamado «Predicción de los Homicidios», ha sido descubierto por StateWatch a través de solicitudes de libertad de información. El grupo afirmó que el programa utilizó datos policiales de entre 100,000 y 500,000 personas, incluyendo información sensible como salud mental, adicciones, suicidio y discapacidad. La investigadora estatal, Sofía Lyall, advirtió que este tipo de algoritmos puede fortalecer la discriminación estructural en el sistema legal penal. La aplicación de la ley ha tenido una relación cuestionable con la inteligencia artificial en el pasado, lo que plantea preocupaciones sobre la implementación de tecnologías similares en el futuro.
Guardian reported that the Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom has developed an algorithm designed to identify individuals who may become murderers. Initially called the «Homicide Prediction,» this tool used data from the UK police, including victims, witnesses, and suspects.
Civil Liberty Watchdog StateWatch discovered the program through freedom of information requests. According to documents obtained by the group, StateWatch claimed that the program developed the prediction tool based on police data involving approximately 100,000 to 500,000 individuals. The different categories of information shared with the Ministry of Justice also seemed to cover sensitive topics such as mental health, addiction, suicide, and disability.
«Occasionally, research shows that algorithmic systems for ‘predicting’ crimes are inherently flawed,» said state researcher Sofia Lyall. «This latest model, which uses data from our institutionally racist police and the Home Office, will strengthen and perpetuate the structural discrimination that underpins the criminal legal system.»
«This project is being conducted solely for research purposes. It was designed using existing data held by the prison and evidence and police forces of convicted offenders to help us better understand the risk of individuals continuing to commit serious violence. Guardian.
Law enforcement has had a questionable relationship with AI tools. From AI used to create police reports (a bad idea) to misused programs like ShotSpotter (another bad idea) to the adoption of technology that compromises citizens’ privacy (also a bad idea), history is not on their side with the technologies implemented.
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