Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement: A Dystopian Reality?
In today’s rather mind-boggling news, we’re going to leap from AI taking your jobs to AI taking control of law enforcement (At this point, why not, right?!). Ironically, this plot twist isn’t from a science fiction novel, but an actual warning from a computer scientist. He suggests we all buckle our seatbelts for a potentially gloomy outrun should robots start patrolling our streets.
Key Points:
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The Not-so-Rosy Future of Work
– Artificial Intelligence has revolutionized the workplace, and not everyone is happy about it. Cool for the bosses, not so cool for the workers who get pushed aside for computers.
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AI Invading Law Enforcement?
– A computer scientist warns of the eerie picture where robots become the new sheriffs. They’d likely be terrible comedians, but potent law enforcers, for sure.
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“I Robot” In Reality?
– The ramifications of integrating AI into the legal framework are immense, especially considering the algorithmic lens through which they would interpret the law. It’s a game of traffic lights: the law is simply ‘red’ or ‘green’ for them, no shades of orange.
Final Thoughts
And just as we thought we’ve seen every abuse of artificial intelligence possible (ever heard of deepfakes?), here comes another nightmarish scenario for us to lose sleep over. While we’re already grappling with AI stealing jobs and adding bizarre items to your shopping list (Alexa, that was a joke, I don’t need a lifetime supply of rubber ducks), they could soon be handing out parking tickets. So, don’t shelve your lawyer just yet; you might need them to argue your case to a stone-faced bot. On second thoughts, do we call that ‘bot-advocacy’?
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://futurism.com/ai-enforcing-dumb-laws
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Response: AI in Law Enforcement: A Dystopian Reality – Will Robots Become the New Sheriffs?
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