I do not know why this platform was down yesterday, but I do know I have seen a wide array of intriguing pieces about matters of crime and punishment in recent days. So, making up for lost blogging time, here is a baker’s dozen list of late-summer reading:
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"AI thinks you should go to jail, even if you didn't do the crime"
By Kelly Burin
The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from the Justice Innovation Lab authored by Rory Pulvino, Dan Sutton, and JJ Naddeo. Here are parts of the report’s “Introduction”:
[W]e tested ChatGPT (model 3.5-Turbo) on a common legal task: writing a memo about how to handle a criminal case. We…
Another week with a notable number of executions scheduled in the US
By Kelly Burin
This new CNN article, headlined “4 executions are scheduled in 4 states over four days this week. Here’s what we know,” highlights both upcoming executions and broader capital punishment trendis in the United States this year. Here are excerpts:
Over the next four days, four inmates in four states are scheduled to be put…
CCJ releases new report on "The Implications of AI for Criminal Justice"
By Kelly Burin
The Council on Criminal Justice today released this notable report put together following a summer convening of researchers and various stakeholdersto discuss the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence for criminal justice systems. Here is part of the report’s introduction:
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has implications for every sector of society,…