AI in policing may lead to targeting marginalised neighbourhoods: CJI DY Chandrachud
Bengaluru: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has cautioned against the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the criminal justice system, highlighting the risk of systemic biases being perpetuated through data used to train these technologies. Delivering the keynote address at the 11th Annual Conference of the Berkeley Centre for Comparative Equality and Antidiscrimination Law, organized by the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, the CJI emphasized the potential for AI to disproportionately target marginalized communities.
CJI Chandrachud explained that if historical crime data used for AI algorithms reflect existing biases or systemic inequalities, these algorithms may continue to identify the same marginalized neighbourhoods as "high-risk" areas. "This can result in disproportionate surveillance and policing of already marginalized communities, exacerbating social inequalities and perpetuating cycles of discrimination," he stated.
The Chief Justice also pointed out the opacity of predictive policing algorithms, which often function as black boxes with non-transparent internal workings. He stressed the importance of "contextualization" in addressing AI challenges in India, given the country's diverse demographic patterns characterized by linguistic diversity, regional variations, and cultural nuances.
"We need to be vigilant about the origins of data and its potential biases, scrutinize the algorithms we employ for transparency and fairness, and actively seek to mitigate any unintended discriminatory effects," CJI Chandrachud urged, advocating for ethical and equitable engagement with AI.
Addressing broader issues of inequality, CJI Chandrachud linked climate change to social inequities, noting that marginalized groups such as women, children, disabled individuals, and indigenous people face heightened risks. He pointed out that wealthier individuals often have the means to protect themselves against climate impacts, while poorer communities are more vulnerable due to a lack of resources.
"Inequality thus becomes both a cause and consequence of climate change," he remarked, emphasizing the need for climate justice that recognizes differential impacts and involves affected communities in decision-making processes.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
