Jennifer Tang

2 weeks ago | cigionline.org | Jennifer Tang |Kyle Hiebert

In his 1956 novella, The Minority Report, American author Philip K. Dick describes a world where mutant psychics aid police to stop crimes before they occur. Seven decades later, “precrime prediction” is no longer entirely fictional thinking, as some law enforcement agencies are betting artificial intelligence (AI) can manifest Dick’s fantasy into reality. Police departments worldwide are already embracing AI-powered tools to advance the field of predictive policing.