"The fact that we even call these systems “predictive” is itself a telling sign of excessive confidence in the systems." If you are worried about the outcome o

"The fact that we even call these systems “predictive” is itself a telling sign of excessive confidence in the systems." If you are worried about the outcome of the language in police intervention and court cases then "Speculative policing" would seem a more appropriate term for the technology and cary less weight. This might be an area suited for the FTC to step in and ask the industry to fix their marketing to be more inline with what they actually offer.