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Author here. So the techniques in this post aren't actually limited to terrorism, although it' s probably the easiest to talk about. It's broad enough to includ
by williamtrask 9y ago
Author here. So the techniques in this post aren't actually limited to terrorism, although it' s probably the easiest to talk about. It's broad enough to include homicides (as mentioned in the post), and hundreds of thousands of people are murdered each year because they aren't able to predict their own danger soon enough for law enforcement to be informed (and to intervene).
- TTPrograms 9y agoI should say - that's not to say that the technical content isn't very interesting. I just think that the solutions to violence are better considered from the perspective of preventing people from becoming violent people, rather than preventing violence from occurring. I think there's significant evidence to suggest that there are very powerful yet unused paths forward in that direction. There are other applications that such a system could be interesting for, though. What about determining interest rates on loans for people and small businesses? Small businesses could benefit greatly if lower-rate small loans enabled them to grow. Maybe insurance rates too? Etc.