Lawmakers try again for US bill that opens forensic black boxes

A pair of U.S. politicians have introduced a bill to open black-box forensic algorithms used in criminal trials.

The AI software is a common participant in criminal cases nationwide. One of the most common roles is to judge if a suspect in jail can be released on bond prior to a trial. But facial recognition code is increasingly common on the scene of crimes, too.

More common, however, is the fact that criminal justice algorithms are shrouded from examination even …

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