Announcing the 2023 winners
15 great descriptions of AI tools in action, selected from 100s of candidates representing 80+ publications worldwide.
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For example, the city of Newark, New Jersey, used risk terrain modeling (RTM) to identify locations with the highest likelihood of aggravated assaults. Developed by Rutgers University researchers, RTM matches crime data with information about land use to identify trends that could be triggering crimes.
What makes it great
In this excerpt, Sankin and Mattu center the technology developers (“Rutgers University researchers”) and the entity using the technology (“the city of Newark”), specify the type of technology being used (“risk terrain modeling”), and explain the use of the technology (“to identify locations of highest likelihood of aggravated assaults”). The authors also use language appropriate for non-living systems (“identify”).
What the winner has to say
“AI systems are simply tools. Their promise and their peril lie in how they are used. The responsibility of clear-eyed journalists and researchers is to provide their own tools that help people integrate AI into society responsibly and equitably.”
— Aaron Sankin
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