Tulane University: AI Sentencing Cut Jail Time for Low-Risk Offenders, But Study Finds Racial Bias Persisted
January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
Judges relying on artificial intelligence tools to determine criminal sentences handed down markedly less jail time in tens of thousands of cases, but also appeared to discriminate against Black offenders despite the algorithms' promised objectivity, according to a new Tulane University study (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4533047).
Researchers examined . . .
Judges relying on artificial intelligence tools to determine criminal sentences handed down markedly less jail time in tens of thousands of cases, but also appeared to discriminate against Black offenders despite the algorithms' promised objectivity, according to a new Tulane University study (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4533047).
Researchers examined . . .