Readers' Letters: AI in policing could be the 'thin edge of the wedge'

Readers’ Letters is a free weekly column giving you the chance to have your say on issues affecting the Harrogate district. It is an opinion column and does not reflect the views of the Stray Ferret. Send your views to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.

The following comments were left under an article about AI in policing.

A lot of people appear to have difficulty trusting the police these days.

Colin Harrison

Much of urban Britain is already covered with CCTV. Could this new development be the thin end of the wedge? There will be a natural scepticism concerning the reassuring noises about control and usage.

Paul Reynolds

AI facial recognition is not accurate enough to justify this. It is as accurate as a Jeremy Kyle lie detector, and there’s a reason that show had a disclaimer.

Harry

What is affordable housing?

The following comments were left under an article about new homes in Bishop Monkton and the number of homes which would be allocated to affordable housing.

I wonder what the definition of "affordable" in the context of new housing actually is.

Paul Reynolds

The only way to make housing affordable is to subsidise them. The government/councils don’t have that money available and the building firms are in business to make a profit.

Keith Taylor

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