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NYC police have spent millions on a tech company that claims it can use AI to monitor social media and predict future criminals (www.insider.com)

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NYC police have spent millions on a tech company that claims it can use AI to monitor social media and predict future criminals::The New York Police Department paid Voyager Labs more than $8 million in 2018. The company says it uses AI to analyze criminal behavior online.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they actually found a way to predict the future, they should put it to use in the stock market, not sell the tech to cops. Way more money that way.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, detecting criminals in the stock market isn't a bad idea, the problem is they all are.