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An Algorithm Told Police She Was Safe. Then Her Husband Killed Her. (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

the only thing the algorithm accomplishes is that the investigator / social worker / etc doesn’t have to have any kind of personal connection with the victim

This even works for people pulling the trigger. Following orders, sed lex dura lex, et cetera ad infinitum.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yep! For all the psych nerds, it's pretty much a direct lift of the Milgram Shock Experiment