Google is Using its AI to Track U.S. Hate Crimes - Amyx

The white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia exposed shocking violence resulting from a hate crime. ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative journalism venture, reports that incidents of hate are common in the U.S. To better understand these crimes, ProPublica has partnered with Google's News Lab and data visualization studio Pitch Interactive to build the Documenting Hate News Index. The site collects media reports on hate crimes and bias incidents. Readers can search the incidents according to name, date, and topic. The site unveils a grim picture regarding the hate crimes.