Algorithms · August 2021Gaffe level: Feral
ShotSpotter's Jailing Algorithm Is
Chicago police jailed a 65-year-old grandfather for nearly a year based on ShotSpotter's secret gunshot-detection algorithm. Prosecutors eventually admitted the evidence was insufficient.
Source: The Associated Press
AI Avatars Translate Speech Into Kenyan Sign Language in Real Time
Kenyan engineer Elly Savatia built Terp360, an AI platform that translates speech into Kenyan Sign Language in real time using 3D avatars, with more than 2,300 signs recorded alongside deaf Kenyans. It won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, and the team has released an open dataset of nearly 12,000 sign-language motion sequences.
Source: The Eastleigh Voice