A year ago on LinkedIn, I was discussing the possible use of AI in criminal court proceedings with psychometrician Dr. Timo Bechger. LinkedIn uses AI to make suggestions of groups one might like to join. One day, out of the blue, it came up with the suggestion that I join the LinkedIn group called “NRA Member”, see the screen shot at the top of this post.
That led to a bantering conversation with Timo, during the course of which I wrote the following remark.
Later, I deleted it that remark. What’s left on LinkedIn is the following:
Richard Gill
Prof.dr. (em.) at Leiden University and at Richard Gill Statistics
LinkedIn has gone crazy. I make a post about Lucy Letby and they ask if I want to join the LinkedIn group for NRA members.
BTW, I agreed that it [the idea of freeing Lucy by some Rambo-like action] might have been in my unconscious mind. It certainly wasn’t in my conscious mind till Timo somehow triggered it.
Timo Bechger
Senior Scientist TCS
I understand the frustration of the scientist fighting injustice. You fight with arguments and formulae. Some may find these more scary than an AK47. In any event, the ‘target’ is to help make judges take the right decision. Given your track record they can only appreciate your involvement.
Richard Gill
In this case, the decision is made by 12 ordinary folk who have been incommunicado from the outside world for 9 months while inundated under a steady streams of lies and innuendo and pseudo-science. They (the jury) must make their own decision based on what they heard and saw in court and based only on what they heard and saw in court, together with their common-sense general knowledge of the world and of human beings. I don’t want to interfere with the legal process. I want to communicate with the authorities who allowed this to happen. And who have the power to expedite an appeal and a new fair trial and a public enquiry. Legal reform is urgently needed in the UK. And a deep look at NHS mismanagement and under-funding. Education is also in a poor state. It’s a class society and its institutions seem designed to favour those on top: those who can pay for private medical treatment, private education, expensive lawyers. And support the Conservative Party through donations, receiving peerages in return and hence yet more influence. It’s one of the last remaining theocracies. The King is head of the state church and head of state. The other is Iran. The case of Israel is discutable. There is no civil marriage in Israel.
Richard Gill
A screenshot from that post [about the AK47] is now trending news on Twitter. Someone has complained to Leiden University about me. They send me aggressive messages on Twitter. They seem to me to be a bit unhinged, I wonder who they are.
Timo Bechger
The algorithms must have picked up something hidden in your subconscious. Makes you wonder how long it will take before psychologists are replaced by chatGPT.
Fabio Rigat, PhD
Executive Director, GI Strategy Head, Late Oncology Statistics
Wrong inference…
I suppose it was only a question of time before it was thought necessary to strike below the belt and I imagine that it arrives sooner when , following challenges, there are no longer many places to hide. During the past few months I have gained enormous respect for your perseverance and intelligent and honest approach to the problems of Lucy L’s trials and situation.