Justice System
topic on 1 show · 2 statements across 1 episodes
2 statements about Justice System, every show
Véliz: Probabilistic justice allows bad actors to evade accountability easily
“When we make the justice system about probabilities, we're losing its principled approach. And so you make it very easy for the bad guys to get away with it, because you don't have to make it impossible for people to challenge you, or even very hard. You just …”
Véliz: Predictive algorithms are actively used for sentencing in justice systems
“No, but we're using predictive algorithms in the justice system for sentencing, for many aspects in the justice system, and for the reasons that we explored with insurance, or with loans, or with jobs, that's very problematic.”