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Our Use of Statistics

Statistics and algorithms are increasingly being used to predict criminal behavior–and we ought to be aware, if not leery.

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    Miriam P. Borne

    Perhaps it is not surprising that computer generated numbers are being so much used to make important risk assessments, whether about prisoners, loan repayment potental’or other human activity. Thanks for pointed up another hidden area to be aware of.
    Visions of HAL are not so remote it seems.

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