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Stephen Dale on 25 Nov 16Researchers trained an algorithm using more than 1,500 photos of Chinese citizens, hundreds of them convicts.They said the program was then able to correctly identify criminals in further photos 89% of the time. But the research, which has not been peer reviewed, has been criticised by criminology experts who say the AI may reflect bias in the justice system. #