In a society where police are telepathic, premeditated murder is thought to be impossible because intent is always detectable. A corporate magnate attempts to commit murder anyway, testing the limits of a mind-reading justice system.
THE canonical predictive policing scenario. Directly relevant to predictive algorithms in criminal justice, bias in prediction systems, and the ethics of punishing people for crimes they haven't committed.
Domains: Surveillance and PrivacyGovernance and Political SystemsEthics and Philosophy of Technology
Scenario Types: Warning / Self-preventing prophecyEthical dilemmaThought experiment / What-if
Outcomes: DystopianCautionaryAmbiguous / Mixed
Tags: precrimepredictive-policingpre-punishmentalgorithmic-justiceprecrime-prediction-systemtelepathic-justicemind-reading-policeperfect-surveillancetelepathic-criminal-justice