The UK's murder prediction AI will create a dangerous, criminalising loop.
This tech repackages flawed police data as neutral. Then replicates itself.
The existing over-policing of racialised, low income and migrant communities will be hardwired into police operations.
We need #SafetyNotSurveillance
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill
#PreCrime #policing #police #AI #crime #ukpol #ukpolitics
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