When Your AI Judge Recommends a Sentence Based on a Typo

In this episode of AI Ethics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden dangers of predictive algorithms in the criminal justice system. They focus on a real 2023 case from Rhode Island where a sentencing algorithm recommended a longer prison term because a probation officer misspelled a defendant's name, causing the system to pull in decades-old records from a different person. The hosts discuss how such errors are not bugs but features of brittle systems, why 'garbage in, gospel out' persists in courtrooms, and what reforms are gaining traction in 2026, including the Pretrial Integrity Act. They also touch on the broader problem of algorithmic opacity in government decision-making and why transparency alone isn't a fix. A sobering look at how AI can amplify human error when deployed without adequate safeguards. #AIEthics #CriminalJustice #SentencingAlgorithms #RhodeIsland #AlgorithmicBias #PatrickDahm #DataQuality #PretrialIntegrityAct #PredictivePolicing #DueProcess #Transparency #AlgorithmicAccountability #JusticeReform #MachineLearning #Technology #TechPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo