Solove on Dangerous Oracles: Minority Report, and AI Predictions

Daniel Solove, George Washington University Law School, has published Dangerous Oracles: Minority Report, Philip K. Dick, and AI Predictions at his Substack. Here is the first paragraph of his essay.

AI predictions (or more generally known as algorithmic predictions), are becoming increasingly common. As applied to human behavior, AI predictions are deeply problematic. It’s hard to imagine a discussion about AI predictions of human behavior that doesn’t reference Minority Report. The 2002 movie by Stephen Spielberg adapts a 1956 story, “The Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick. Both of these works contribute significantly to the debate about the ethics of AI predictions of human behavior.

Download the entire essay at the link.