DSI Insights: Policing with AI – a challenge for the justice system
In the second DSI Insights of the year, Sarah Summers, director of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), explains why predictive policing using artificial intelligence (AI) poses a challenge for the justice system.
What if you could prevent a crime before it happens? This is both the promise and the danger of AI-based so-called predictive policing. It promises more efficient, proactive rather than reactive policing and, as a result, a lower crime rate and greater security for society. At the same time, however, it is also associated with a number of serious concerns. One example is that, unlike earlier methods, the basis for its predictions is not explainable. This makes legal regulation all the more important.
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In the «DSI Insights» series of columns, the DSI demonstrates its expertise and interdisciplinary approach to digital transformation topics since 2017. The columns by authors from the DSI Network appear in the «Inside IT» industry magazine and on the University of Zurich's communication channels. Here you can find all DSI Insights since 2016.