{"id":308780,"date":"2021-07-27T00:54:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T00:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:54:15","slug":"lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lying, corrupt, anti-American cops are running amok with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af4da7c5d898\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af4da7c5d898\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai\/#Heres_how_how_it_works\" >Here\u2019s how how it works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai\/#What_about_police_departments_and_other_agencies\" >What about police departments and other agencies?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai\/#What_about_other_AI_systems\" >What about other AI systems?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lying-corrupt-anti-american-cops-are-running-amok-with-ai\/#Ignorance-based_capitalist_apathy\" >Ignorance-based capitalist apathy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Lying, corrupt, anti-American cops are running amok with AI<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Hundreds of thousands of law enforcement agents in the\u00a0US have the authority to use blackbox AI to conduct unethical surveillance, generate evidence, and circumvent our Fourth Amendment protections. And there\u2019s little reason to believe anyone\u2019s going to do anything about it.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2020\/07\/27\/black-box-ai-models\/\">blackbox AI systems<\/a> are a goldmine for startups, big tech, and politicians. And, since the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public is ignorant about what they do or how they\u2019re being used, law enforcement agencies have carte blanche do whatever they want.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the individual officers.<\/p>\n<p>Any cop, regardless of affiliation or status, has <i>access<\/i> to dozens (if not hundreds) of third-party AI systems.<\/p>\n<p>When I mention an \u201cAI system,\u201d you may be imagining a server with a bunch of blinking lights or a well-dressed civilian leaning over a console with half a dozen monitors.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m talking about an Android or iPhone <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> that officers and agents can use without their supervisors even knowing.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_how_how_it_works\"><\/span>Here\u2019s how how it works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A cop installs software from a company such as Clearview AI on their personal smartphone. This allows them to take a picture of anyone and surface their identity. The cop then runs the identity through an app from a company such as Palantir, which surfaces a cornucopia of information on the individual.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1361997 js-lazy\" alt=\"A screenshot of an app's databases\" width=\"1050\" height=\"666\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-280x178.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-426x270.jpg 426w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-213x135.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-796x505.jpg 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F07%2F26%2Fcops-are-running-amok-with-artificial-intelligence%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Vice \/ DOJ\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Vice \/ DOJ on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Vice \/ DOJ on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Credit: Vice \/ DOJ<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1361997\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of an app's databases\" width=\"1050\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-280x178.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-426x270.jpg 426w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-213x135.jpg 213w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/vicerecords-796x505.jpg 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>So, without a warrant, officer Friendly now has access to your phone carrier, ISP, and email records. They have access to your medical and mental health records, military service history, court records, legal records, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> history, and your property records. And it\u2019s as easy to use as Netflix or Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, at least for the corrupt cops using these systems unethically, there\u2019s absolutely no oversight whatsoever. Cops are often offered these systems directly from the vendors as \u201ctrials\u201d so they can try them before they decide whether to ask their departments to adopt them at scale.<\/p>\n<p>The reason officers use these systems is because they make their jobs much easier. They allow a police officer to skip the warrant process and act as judges themselves.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_about_police_departments_and_other_agencies\"><\/span>What about police departments and other agencies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Law enforcement agencies around the country spend billions on AI services every year, many of which are scams or surveillance tools. These include\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/best-algorithms-struggle-recognize-black-faces-equally\/\">facial recognition systems that don\u2019t work for Black faces<\/a>, predictive-policing systems that allow cops to blame the over-policing of poor minority communities on the algorithm, and niche services whose only purpose is generating evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Predictive-policing is among the most common unethical AI systems used by law enforcement. These systems are basically snake oil scams that claim to use \u201cdata\u201d to determine where crimes are going to happen. But, as we all know, you can\u2019t predict when or where a crime is going to happen. All you can do is determine, historically, where police tend to arrest the most people.<\/p>\n<p>What predictive policing systems actually do is give the police a scapegoat for over-policing minority and poor communities. The bottom line is that you cannot, mathematically speaking,\u00a0draw inferences from data that doesn\u2019t exist. And there is no data on future crime.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who says these systems can predict crime is obviously operating on faith alone, because\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/ai-bias-black-box\">nobody can explain<\/a> why a blackbox system generates the output it does \u2013 not even the developers who created it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_about_other_AI_systems\"><\/span>What about other AI systems?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Simply put: any time an AI system used by law enforcement can, in any way, affect an outcome for a human, it\u2019s probably harmful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Vice published <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/qj8xbq\/police-are-telling-shotspotter-to-alter-evidence-from-gunshot-detecting-ai\">an article today<\/a> detailing the Chicago police department\u2019s use of ShotSpotter, an AI system purported to detect gunshots. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the company, it can detect gunshots in large areas with up to 95% accuracy. But in court they claim that\u2019s just a marketing guarantee and that background noise can affect the accuracy of <\/span><i>any<\/i><span> reading. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Which means it\u2019s a blackbox system that nobody can explain, and no legal department will defend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Vice reports that police instructed ShotSpotter employees to alter evidence to make it appear as though the system detected gunshots it didn\u2019t in several cases. In one,\u00a0the police had an employee change the location of a detection to reflect the location of a crime. And in another they had an employee change the designation \u201cfireworks\u201d to \u201cgunshot\u201d in order to facilitate an arrest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When challenged in court, prosecutors merely withdrew the evidence. That\u2019s it. To the best of our knowledge nobody was arrested or indicted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The problem here isn\u2019t that ShotSpotter doesn\u2019t work (although, if you have to use the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/09\/29\/917747123\/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye\">Tucker Carlson\u00a0defense<\/a> in court it probably doesn\u2019t). It\u2019s that, even if it <em>did<\/em> work, it serves absolutely no purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Have you ever heard a firearm discharge? They\u2019re loud. They don\u2019t go undetected if there are people around, and a gun fired in any given area of Chicago would be heard by tens of thousands of people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And people, unlike blackbox algorithms, can testify in court. They can describe what they heard, when they heard it, and explain to a jury why they thought what they heard was or was not a gunshot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If we find out that prosecutors told them to say they heard a gunshot and then they admit in court that they lied, that\u2019s called perjury and it\u2019s a crime. We can hold people accountable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ignorance-based_capitalist_apathy\"><\/span>Ignorance-based capitalist apathy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>The reason there\u2019s so much unethical cop AI is because it\u2019s incredibly profitable. The startups and big tech outfits selling the AI are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/denver\/news\/2021\/05\/28\/palantir-contracts-since-denver-move.html\">getting paid billions by taxpayers<\/a> who either don\u2019t care or don\u2019t understand what\u2019s going on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The politicians authorizing the payouts are raking in money from lobbyists. And the cops using it can ignore our Constitutional rights at their leisure with absolutely no fear of reprisal. It\u2019s a perfect storm of ignorance, corruption, and capitalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And it\u2019s only going to get worse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The US founding fathers, much like AI, could not predict the future. When they drafted the Second Amendment, for example, they had no way of knowing that hundreds of thousands of heavily-armed government agents would one day patrol our communities around the clock \u2014 thus making our right to keep and bear arms a moot form of protection against tyranny.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And now the same has happened to our Fourth Amendment rights. When our private information was locked away in filing cabinets and the only way to access it was with a judge\u2019s signature on a search warrant, our right to privacy was at least somewhat safeguarded against corruption. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now those protections are gone. You don\u2019t need a predictive algorithm to understand, historically speaking, what happens next. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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