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No thanks. Bail + blockchain + AI is still just bail. The point is this is still based on proving you or your family's ability to pay a bail with added "AI" whi
by maym86 8y ago
No thanks. Bail + blockchain + AI is still just bail. The point is this is still based on proving you or your family's ability to pay a bail with added "AI" which is notoriously bad for this kind of thing due to historical training data being full of bias.
The book weapons of math destruction goes into the issues with machine learning and the prison system.
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> Families apply for bail on the platform.
The fact that you focus on a family's ability to pay just highlights one way in which the system is biased against people without family support.
- tharwat 8y agoNot just family. But anyone can apply for bail. Even the offender can dial a tollfree number to apply. The risk assessment is used to predict the likelihood of FTA (same risk assessment being using in court systems today). This factor is provided to "peers" to help them determine if they want to contribute to bail payments.
- maym86 8y agoYou are missing the point. It depends on who you know or who you can convince to provide money. This is inherently unfair.
- FireBeyond 8y agoI'm looking for it now, but there was an article recently that talked about a system that had been gamed in that it deemed almost 99% of people a flight risk.