The real-life risks of predictive policing and what one city is doing differently

Get the Full StoryPredictive policing is a reality, and market analysts are predicting a boom for the technology.

The 2002 sci-fi thriller Minority Report depicts a dystopian future where a specialized police unit is tasked with arresting people for crimes they have not yet committed. Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, the drama revolves around PreCrime a system informed by a trio of psychics, or precogs, who anticipate future homicides, allowing police officers to intervene and prevent would-be assailants from claiming their targets lives.

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