How An Algorithm Learns To Be Racist

06/12/2017 21 min Temporada 1 Episodio 71
How An Algorithm Learns To Be Racist

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Episode Synopsis

A recent report revealed the NSW Police Force are using an algorithm based on the idea of "predictive policing". It's aim is to trawl through police records spotting potential re-offending criminals before they've committed a crime.  It's called the Suspect Target Management Plan and it's designed to reduce violence in the community. So why is it targeting Aboriginal children?


Producer/Presenter: Cheyne Anderson

Speakers:

Lotte, Social Worker

Jo Travaglia, Professor of Health Services and Management in the Faculty of Health at the University of Technology Sydney

Sophie Parker, Redfern Legal Centre

Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of New South Wales, co-author of Policing Young People in NSW 

Megan Williams, Graduate School of Health at the University of Technology Sydney

Special Thanks to Karrah Ceissman

For the full statement from the NSW Police Force head to 2ser.com/think-digital-futures