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11 May 2017

4240 GB adults surveyed

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Police in Durham are preparing to launch an artificial intelligence system designed to help officers decide whether or not a suspect should be kept in custody. Testing of the system has showed forecasts that a subject was low risk turned out to be accurate 98% of the time, while forecasts that they were high risk were accurate 88% of the time. Would you support or oppose this technology being used for making decisions on whether people should be kept in custody or not?

Conducted 11 May 2017

YouGov surveyed 4240 GB adults

35%
28%
37%
Police in Durham are preparing to launch an artificial intelligence system designed to help officers decide whether or not a suspect should be kept in custody. Testing of the system has showed forecasts that a subject was low risk turned out to be accurate 98% of the time, while forecasts that they were high risk were accurate 88% of the time. Would you support or oppose this technology being used for making decisions on whether people should be kept in custody or not?

Conducted 11 May 2017

YouGov surveyed 4240 GB adults

By:
35%
28%
37%