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A coworker mentioned, a couple[0] (1-2) years ago, that in some european country they were starting to use a machine-learning-driven system to predict zones whe
by dr_zoidberg 11y ago
A coworker mentioned, a couple[0] (1-2) years ago, that in some european country they were starting to use a machine-learning-driven system to predict zones where more police was needed to better respond to crime. It wasn't Minority Report style, just a broad statistic, but it was quite interesting. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the country and the name, so I can't be any more specific.
[0] https://xkcd.com/1070/ https://xkcd.com/1070/ -- can't say "a couple" without refering to this strip, obviously.
- dghughes 11y agoI've seen something similar created by an ex RCMP officer. I think it was used mainly in Vancouver, BC.
- rasz_pl 11y agoThat mysterious european country is called US of A http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jun/25/predicting-crime-lapd-los-angeles-police-data-analysis-algorithm-minority-report http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jun/25/predicting-cri...
- dr_zoidberg 11y agoHmmm... the system in general it sounds like the one I had read about a few years back, but I'm pretty sure about it was in an european country. Also, the seismic activiy and LA landmarks don't ring a bell at all (though it's interesting to read about it).