Interview: AI & Criminal Justice with Julia Dressel
How do AI algorithms fit into recidivism prediction and criminal justice going forward?
For the second episode of our interview series with AI experts, we welcome Julia Dressel!
Julia Dressel is a current software engineer at Recidiviz, a technical nonprofit organization that provides tools and infrastructure to improve the criminal justice system. She previously has worked for Apple and graduated from Dartmouth with a B.A. in Computer Science and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. During her undergraduate, she published a viral research paper exposing the limitations of COMPAS, a commercial risk assessment software widely used in the criminal justice system. Julia is passionate about the ethics of algorithmic governance, intuitive and accessible design, and criminal justice reform. You can learn more about Recidiviz at https://www.recidiviz.org and find Julia on Twitter @juliadressel.
Today, we dive into:
- Joint learning in Computer Science + Gender Studies
- Recidivism prediction algorithms
- The future of AI in criminal justice
