Should a computer help decide prison sentences? · Proposed air date:
A report that a Chinese court used software to standardize prison terms prompts Dr. Dave and Evil Steve to question whether a computer should make decisions about individual punishment. The exchange preserves an early version of a continuing debate about automation, discretion, bias and accountability.
This excerpt runs from 7:58.018 to 9:20.222 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2006-10-07. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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