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An Algorithm Told Police She Was Safe. Then Her Husband Killed Her. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

But the system seems to be better than police officers. Which is entirely believable. Humans have all kinds of biases that make the decisions we make far less than desirable.

Per the article, it has decreased the risk of repeated violence and, according to an expert, its the best systen we have. Why would you want to go back to a worse system? This is using our brains in an attempt to overcoming our biases.