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San Francisco is using AI to try to make courts less racist

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We already knew an artificial intelligence could reflect the racial bias of its creator. But San Francisco thinks the tech could potentially do the opposite as well, by identifying and counteracting racial prejudice -- and it plans to put the theory to the test in a way that could change the legal system forever. On Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced that city prosecutors will begin using an AI-powered "bias-mitigation tool" created by Stanford University researchers on July 1. This could include their last name, eye color, hair color, or location. It also removes any information that might identify the law enforcement involved in the case, such as their badge number, a DA spokesperson told The Verge. Prosecutors will look at these redacted reports, record their decision on whether to charge a suspect, and then see the unredacted report before making their final charging decision.