Justice by Algorithm: The True Story of How AI Sent a Man to Prison Bryan Cruse · Follow 8 min read · Just now Adarus Black On a cold morning in Akron, Ohio, the fluorescent lights buzzed overhead as prosecutors made an extraordinary claim. Their star witness wasn’t a person — it was an algorithm. An AI tool called Cybercheck had determined, with “90% certainty,” that Adarus Black’s cell phone was at the crime scene. No eyewitnesses. No physical evidence. Just the unwavering confidence of a computer program that would ultimately send a man to prison for life. “You could hear a pin drop in that courtroom,” recalls defense attorney James Morton, who was present that day. “The jury was mesmerized by these colorful charts and probability scores. But […]
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