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What, exactly, is being claimed — and which named concern does it sit on?
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Where is a primary source, not a summary of a summary?
Related concerns
Predictive policing
Predictive-policing feedback is a cycle in which past police activity helps direct future patrols, which then generate more records from the same places.
Diagnostic errors
Diagnostic error happens when AI suggests the wrong explanation for a person's symptoms or fails to identify an illness that is present.
AI companions and adolescent development
AI companions may affect adolescent development when they become a major setting for learning about trust, boundaries and relationships.
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