April 22, 2021 · Blogs | Highlights | Press mentions | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention
Why EU needs to be wary that AI will increase racial profiling
Central to predictive policing systems is the notion that risk and crime can be objectively and accurately forecasted. Not only is this presumption flawed, it demonstrates a growing commitment to the idea that data can and should be used to quantify, track and predict human behaviour. The increased use of such systems is part of a growing ideology that social issues can be solved by allocating more power, resources - and now technologies - to police.
