U.K. Goes Full 'Minority Report' With Software That Can 'Predict' If Someone Will Turn Criminal

Posted • April 9, 2025: Well, this is dystopian. Fresh off enacting racially biased criminal codes that punish white men more harshly than women or minorities, the U.K. is set to start testing software straight out of 'Minority Report.' The UK is now testing software designed to predict whether someone might become a future killer. Drawing on vast troves of government data, this “homicide prediction” project builds individual risk profiles, turning bureaucratic files into digital crystal balls. It’s Minority Report brought to life, minus the psychics, just code and cold statistics. What could possibly go wrong? —— Of course, this will overlook the people more likely to commit actual violent crimes and target Britons who post mean things on social media. It is chilling and dystopian. And here's the litmus test: ask the authorities pushing this if they'd be okay with Donald Trump running such a program. The answer would be no. Which is how we know it'll be abused. (…)

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The Guardian: UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill#