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Algorithm May Decide Who Is a ‘Contributing Member of Society,’ Civil Rights Groups Warn

THE FUTURE IS HERE

ICE asked Silicon Valley for technology to do ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants. But how do you define ‘positive contributions’ or an innocent person’s risk of becoming a terrorist?

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