What makes a great question? Perhaps a question that makes someone willing to provide more information than normal? One tip that helps you formulate this type of question is to phrase your question in a way that shows you’re prepared for the conversation. When asking your question, sprinkle in some information about the other party and connect it to your main question. They’ll know you’re interested and will be more eager to talk.
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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
