To truly understand a community’s problems, we must avoid becoming detached. When we’re looking at a situation through a detached lens, we feel like outsider experts that can clearly understand people’s problems. But people have concerns that they don’t articulate. These problems become apparent only when you immerse yourself in their day-to-day and read between the lines. How do you do this? Foster a genuine curiosity about their customs, history, and worldview. You’ll find that they’re more willing to open up and make it easier to understand their concerns. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
