The government says the project is at this stage for research only, but campaigners claim the data used would build bias into the predictions against minority-ethnic and poor people.

Minority Report. :kelly:

The AI model:

Philip K Dick: "Imagine a horrible dystopia where the state uses magical psychics that are almost always right to stop crime. That would suck and be bad even for you, an eager collaborator and true believer in that system, because they could be wrong about you too."

The UK: "Oi chatgpt get yer robot calipers out and tell me if 'e's got a loicence for that telly?"

The types of information processed includes names, dates of birth, gender and ethnicity

A section marked: “type of personal data to be shared” by police with the government includes various types of criminal convictions, but also listed is the age a person first appeared as a victim, including for domestic violence, and the age a person was when they first had contact with police.

Also to be shared – and listed under “special categories of personal data” - are “health markers which are expected to have significant predictive power”, such as data relating to mental health, addiction, suicide and vulnerability, and self-harm, as well as disability.

I didn't think it was possible for me to hate a country this much. On the bright side, this will reduce trust in the police as people begin to catch on that literally having contact with the police could have you marked for life.

Aren't there whole treats themed after this, explicitly saying that it's probably not a good idea?

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

Get Tom Cruz on the horn!