Body camera video equivalent to 25 million copies of “Barbie” is collected but rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.
    • Mamertine@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      9 months ago

      Is it really any different than when the formula did it?

      When Apple launched their credit card it was super biased against applicants with female names. They blamed it on the formula.

      Ai is just the newest fancy word for programming.

          • gramathy@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            Some algorithms might be able to be written as formulas but generally no. An algorithm is a repetition of steps to achieve a desired result and does not have a fixed way of representing itself because it could make different decisions along the way in different situations.

            A sorting algorithm is not a formula, for example. Formulas are mathematical or logical expressions that can be evaluated.

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      The AI has denied your cancer treatment claim. you insurance based on your genetic history for cancer, thanks to buying your genome from [insert company that bought out 23andMe/Ancestry.com]

      ftfy