Researchers are using AI to predict crime, again

Scientists are looking for a way to predict crime using, you guessed it, artificial intelligence. There are loads of studies that show using AI to predict crime results in consistently racist outcomes. For instance, one AI crime prediction model that the Chicago Police Department tried out in 2016 tried to get rid of its racist biases but had the opposite effect. It used a model to predict who might be most at risk of being involved in a shooting, but 56% of 20-29 year old Black men in the city appeared on the list. Despite it all, scientists are still trying to use the tool to find out when, and where, crime might occur.