Source: Forbes
Imagine artificially intelligent software that can scan and analyze your online profile. Then imagine it creating a score — a risk rating — that’s searchable by future employers. It’s scary, and now reality.
Predictim, a software startup out of U.C. Berkeley, sorts through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media feeds to https://www.predictim.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 56, 145); text-decoration: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">help parents find a suitable babysitter. It’s one part good intentions mixed with two parts dystopian futurism.
Malissa Nielsen is 24 years old. She attends church weekly and does not curse. She is also working toward a degree in early childhood education, according to a Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/11/16/wanted-perfect-babysitter-must-pass-ai-scan-respect-attitude/?utm_term=.6edfca1b253c" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 56, 145); text-decoration: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">story published Nov. 23.
So, she agreed to give Predictim access to her social media profiles at the request of two families looking for a sitter. Nielsen assumed the inquiry results would be glowing.