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QLD police will use AI to 'predict' domestic violence before it happens. Beware the unintended consequences

  • Written by: Heather Douglas, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is expected to begin a trial using artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the future risk posed by known domestic violence perpetrators.

Perpetrators identified as “high risk” — based on previous calls to an address, past criminal activity and other police-held data — will...

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