danmcquillan, 
If you dig deep enough, the application of predictive analytics and machine learning to social issues such as child protection[1], gender-based violence[2] & mental health[3] always comes back to cuts and austerity. Fund services, not algorithmic states of exception!
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/bristol-algorithm-assess-citizens-risk-harm-guide-frontline-staff
[2] https://automatingsociety.algorithmwatch.org/report2020/spain/spain-story/
[3] https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/22/988-suicide-hotline-lyssn-protocall-artificial-intelligence/
#AI #predictions #austerity
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