The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is preparing to launch a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) software from the nonprofit Recidiviz to classify incarcerated individuals by their risk of future violence, the department said in a news release.
The pilot is scheduled to begin on Dec. 1, 2026, according to the release. According to the statement, then program seeks to “optimize placement of incarcerated individuals” and “improve MDOC’s ability to more accurately predict incarcerated individuals’ risk of future violence by approximately 30%.” But according to a Futurism piece on the development, it is unclear as to how the MDOC arrived at the vague figure [1].
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