No one — absolutely no one — saw this coming: “The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers.”
This is far, far more sinister than anything even Philip K. Dick could dream of.
#precrime #thoughtcrime #privacy
Could we stop with making the scary things from sci-fi shit and make the cool ones?
I mean hell, if we ever do get to space, I hope to whatever higher being there is, we never find a Marker or something.
This is far more likely to happen then anything in the Star Trek universe ^^
Irish Reunification was a bust and we got Salvadorian gulags instead of Sanctuary Districts, but if it makes you feel any better, I think there’s still a strong possibility of the second civil war/WWIII next year.
Finding a marker would make me feel better. At least insanity would be more bearable then the reality we steer towards. But thanks for trying!
This here is the prime example of why we must stay vigilant about the collection and dissemination of personal information.
Also, while this article only mentions “algorithm”, it’s not difficult to predict that AI models are or will be used for this kind of task.
AI advocates often claim that any plans to regulate AI are just a hindrance to progress. I will take regulation if it will stop this kind of madness.
