Well first of all that article is exactly why we should use algorithms. Judges' sentences are arbitrary and biased, and not very correlated with the actual degr

Well first of all that article is exactly why we should use algorithms. Judges' sentences are arbitrary and biased, and not very correlated with the actual degree of risk. We should set sentences algorithmically, based on how likely the person is to commit a crime again if they go free. Not how the judge feels that day. Second, a criminal record is the crimes you committed in the past, not the sentence a judge gave. The algorithm would see your record and determine your level of risk, along with other objective factors. The algorithm has no bias. It sees the data and uses it to make the most accurate predictions possible. It doesn't care about race, and it is blind to it. A white criminal with the same record, should be given the same prediction as a similar black criminal. And the predictions it makes should be pretty accurate and objective.