Media Portrayals of Artificial Intelligence in the Criminal Justice System

• In Event: Online Discourse, Technology, and Public Understandings of Criminality

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a common topic of discussion in U.S. media. AI is also becoming increasingly used in practice in the U.S. criminal justice system. Little is known about how media discusses AI use in the criminal justice system. This study presents data from a content analysis of media discussions about AI criminal justice use, focusing specifically on AI use in facial recognition and risk assessment capacities. Public perceptions of AI use in criminal justice and policy discussions will follow.

Authors

• Andrew S. Denney, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Allen Copenhaver, Eastern Kentucky University