aiethics
-
An AI Accurately Guessed Race And Voting Patterns By Counting Cars On Google Street View
A robust, timely census is vital to democracy. Censuses chart both political and demographic shifts, including changes in wealth and neighbourhood transitions. Most crucially, they influence how resources and political power are doled out: Cities use census data to set budgets. But taking a census is both expensive and slow. A team of Stanford AI…
-
Researchers Think They Can Use Twitter To Spot Riots Before Police
Researchers in the UK used machine learning algorithms to analyse 1.6 million tweets in London during the infamous 2011 riots, which resulted in widespread looting, property destruction and over 3,000 arrests. According to the researchers, analysing Twitter data to map out where violence occurred in London boroughs was faster and more accurate than relying on…