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More than a dozen Massachusetts organizations call on Worcester to reconsider ShotSpotter Connect contract MassLive.com 3/9/2021 Michael Bonner, masslive.com © Michael Bonner | mbonner@masslive.com/masslive.com/TNS Worcester s City Council chambers within the Esther Howland Room inside Worcester City Hall. Fifteen organizations in Worcester and one statewide signed a letter addressed to officials in the city on Monday calling on them to reconsider its contract with ShotSpotter Connect, which uses artificial intelligence to produce “crime forecasts.” ShotSpotter Connect first reached the city council on Jan. 19 and immediately sparked concern from advocacy groups in the city. ShotSpotter Connect uses computer-aided dispatch and artificial intelligence analysis to produce forecasts that allow police departments to plan patrols and often described as predictive policing.

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