The original problem with AI was that it was going strictly by data. So statistics were racist. Accurate statistics were racist. So now, AI filters everything.
I just went to Claude...
My question is in bold and the answer is in italics:
What are the racial percentages of citizens in the United States of America and its territories compared to the percentages, by race, of felony convictions for the USA and its territories?
I'll search for current demographic data and criminal justice statistics to provide you with accurate information.
Based on the search results and documents I found, I can provide you with the demographic data and criminal justice statistics you requested:
U.S. Racial Demographics (2024)An estimated 48.3 million people in the U.S. identified as Black in 2023. (Pew Research Center) While I don't have the complete 2024 Census breakdown from the search results, the general U.S. population demographics are approximately:White (non-Hispanic): ~60%Hispanic/Latino: ~19%Black/African American: ~13%Asian: ~6%Other races: ~2%
Federal Felony Conviction Statistics by Race (2017-2021)According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's 2023 report on demographic differences in federal sentencing, I can provide specific data on felony convictions:
Sentencing Disparities: Black males received sentences 13.4 percent longer than White males. Hispanic males received sentences 11.2 percent longer than White males.Likelihood of Probation vs. Incarceration: Black males were 23.4 percent less likely, and Hispanic males were 26.6 percent less likely, to receive a probationary sentence compared to White males.When Sentenced to Incarceration: Black males received lengths of incarceration 4.7 percent longer, and Hispanic males received lengths of incarceration 1.9 percent longer, than White males.
Gender Differences: Females received sentences 29.2 percent shorter than males. Females of all races were 39.6 percent more likely to receive a probation sentence than males.Prison Population Context: People with felony convictions more broadly account for 8 percent of the overall population and 33 percent of the African-American male population. (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
The data shows significant disparities between racial representation in the general population and in the federal criminal justice system, with Black and Hispanic individuals receiving disproportionately longer sentences and being less likely to receive probation compared to White individuals, even after controlling for factors like offense type, criminal history, and other legal variables.
(Copying the text did not include paragraph separation, I tried to add in where they were, I may have missed some.)
While I did give system feedback, and called it out for what it was, there's no going to be any changes.
I deleted Claude.
