SAN FRANCISCO - In a first-of-its kind experiment, San Francisco prosecutors are turning to artificial intelligence to reduce racial bias in the courts, adopting a system that strips certain identifying details from police reports and leaves only key facts to govern charging decisions. “Any effort to try to minimize disparate outcomes are laudable.” The technology relies on humans to collect the initial facts, which can still be influenced by racial bias. Prosecutors will make an initial charging decision based on the redacted police report. Lang and other experts said they look forward to seeing the results and that they expect the system to be a work in progress. “Hats off for trying new stuff,” said Phillip Atiba Goff, president for the Center for Policing Equity.

Source: thestar June 12, 2019 19:12 UTC