Pedro Domingos

Is it predictive or indicative in this case ?

I wish we lived in a scientifically-minded society where this type of thinking was central. We'd actually be solving problems.

It increases risk at the expense of superficial efficiency. Predictability implies high degree of certainty. The more the police rely on predictive patterns, the easier it is for a game theoretic actor to react and sneak under the radar.

Makes sense. And a lot of cities are using data for policing. However, because of politics it’s not as efficient as it could be. Rich areas need to have police precincts and visibility to make high income ppl comfortable, even though it’s not an efficient use of the

but that would be racist, professor