AI analysis of prison phone calls may amplify racially-biased policing

Prisoners across the US could soon be subjected to a high-risk application of automated surveillance. A congressional committee is pressing the Department of Justice to explore the federal use of AI to analyze inmate's phone calls. The panel has called for further research into the tech's potential to prevent suicide and violent crime, Reuters reports. Attend the tech festival of the year and get your super early bird ticket now! The system transcribes phone conversations, analyzes the tone of voice, and detects certain words or phrases that are pre-programmed by officials.