Comment on An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.

aleq@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• entwine413@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I know for a fact they’ve released “harmless old men,” who basically instantly go out and kill someone.

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• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The angle makes complete sense if you understand it: A reason that “AI” automation is bad is because it labels blind 70-year-olds as dangerous.

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  • entwine413@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Blind 70 year olds can still be dangerous. Being blind and old doesn’t prevent that.

    They’re not saying that offloading the responsibility to an algorithm is good, they’re saying it’s weird to assume a person is harmless based on nothing but two attributes.

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  • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I agree on a general basis that it’s bad that these kind of decisions are offloaded to an AI. A human should be the one to consider whether the blind 70 year old is dangerous, because they definitely can be.

    Operating a vehicle or weapon requires neither eyesight nor a clear mind if you don’t intend to do it safely.

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