<ul><li>The UK government is developing a tool to predict potential killers through an algorithmic system.</li><li>The project, initially known as the 'homicide prediction project,' is now called 'sharing data to improve risk assessment.'</li><li>The tool, currently for research purposes only, uses personal data and algorithms to assess the risk of individuals on probation committing serious violence.</li><li>Civil liberty campaign group, Statewatch, criticizes the tool, stating that algorithmic systems for predicting crime are flawed and reinforce structural discrimination.</li></ul>

UK developing algorithmic tool to predict potential killers

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