Comic #4206: minority-report

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Panel 1: PHILIP K. DICK WROTE A STORY CALLED "THE MINORITY REPORT" ABOUT CLAIRVOYANT BEINGS WHO DETECT CRIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

Panel 2: THE WEIRD THING IS… WE'RE KIND OF GETTING THERE NOW.
WE HAVE MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS THAT CAN ASSESS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT SOMEONE WILL COMMIT A CRIME, THEN SEND POLICE TO ACT ACCORDINGLY.

Panel 3: THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ALGORITHMS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GO OFF OF HISTORICAL DATA, WHILE IGNORING INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS. SO, THEY END UP USING METRICS LIKE POVERTY, RACE, AND WHETHER YOUR NEIGHBOR IS A CRIMINAL.

Panel 4: IT'S LIKE HAVING CLAIRVOYANT BEINGS DETECT CRIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS… ONLY THEY'RE A BIT DAFT AND RACIST.

Panel 5: YOU KNOW THAT ONE ELDERLY RELATIVE OF YOURS WHO MAKES EVERYONE UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN HE TALKS POLITICS AT CHRISTMAS?
YEAH?

Panel 6: HE RULES THE FUTURE.
ALL IS LOST.

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