MeChameAmanha on December 28, 2025 8:17 am No it can’t. Edit: I’m talking to the article, not the OP I mean “no AI can’t predict crimes with 90% accuracy”
AeonianArgos on December 28, 2025 8:24 am Pretty sure there is an entire game set in Chicago with this exact premise telling us why it was such a bad idea.
AskAChinchilla on December 28, 2025 8:57 am The name of this show is Person of Interest, it’s very good
InShambles234 on December 28, 2025 9:15 am To people missing the joke, the Forbes 30 under 30 list is full of people who committed fraud. Also, AI absolutely can not predict future crime.
SockPuppet-47 on December 28, 2025 9:19 am I can say with 100% confidence that someone will be speeding more than 10 over in Chicago exactly 1 week from today. Course, that’s how they drive everyday in Chicago…
Long-Time-lurker-1 on December 28, 2025 9:23 am Oh great machine, please tell us what will happen. “Errrm, a crime will happen, in like, this week or something. Somewhere” My god it may be too powerful
Affectionate_Depth82 on December 28, 2025 9:24 am “Without reasonable doubt” and “presumption of innocence” says no.
ilolvu on December 28, 2025 9:29 am I bet it’s predicting people stealing baby formula… but people stealing millions.
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No it can’t.
Edit: I’m talking to the article, not the OP
I mean “no AI can’t predict crimes with 90% accuracy”
Sounds like Phillip K. Dicks The Minority Report!
Pretty sure there is an entire game set in Chicago with this exact premise telling us why it was such a bad idea.
Crimes or crime statistics? My bet is the latter.
AI: “someone will run a stop sign tomorrow”
Pickles is that you?
Minority report , incoming
The name of this show is Person of Interest, it’s very good

To people missing the joke, the Forbes 30 under 30 list is full of people who committed fraud.
Also, AI absolutely can not predict future crime.
I can say with 100% confidence that someone will be speeding more than 10 over in Chicago exactly 1 week from today.
Course, that’s how they drive everyday in Chicago…
if(last_name == ‘trump’ || net_worth > 1000000000)
return true
Oh great machine, please tell us what will happen.
“Errrm, a crime will happen, in like, this week or something. Somewhere”
My god it may be too powerful
“Without reasonable doubt” and “presumption of innocence” says no.
I bet it’s predicting people stealing baby formula… but people stealing millions.
Futurama did it first