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Gang Injunctions, El Chapo and AI's Big Step Forward
Why is Los Angeles paying a $30 million settlement over gang injunctions? Do they work to curb gang activity?
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenThe Los Angeles city council has agreed to a $30 million settlement over gang injunctions. We take a closer look at the suit and at the injunctions themselves. Do they work? What's the impact in the affected neighborhoods?
Then, in our regular Thursday web roundup, who are the most influential people on the Internet?
After that, a new profile looks at Kate Del Castillo, the actress who helped Sean Penn get access to Mexican drug lord El Chapo. Del Castillo and Penn tell different versions of events.
And finally, a big step forward for artificial intelligence.
Banner Image: Members of the Los Angeles Police Department walk through downtown LA; Credit: Eric Richardson
In this episode
5 storiesPolicing Gangs
The Los Angeles Police Department says gang injunctions have been crucial in curbing gang activity and violence across neighborhoods. The department currently has 45 active injunctions in place. But how are they carried out on the ground in LA’s streets? And do they continue to be effective?
Read the story9 minThe Legality of Gang Injunctions
The City of L.A. has agreed to pay $30 million in a lawsuit over its gang injunctions. We hear from the lawyer representing gang members and from a gang interventionist and former gang member.
Read the story10 minWeb Roundup: Who Are the Most Influential People On the Web?
Time magazine has named its “30 Most Influential People on the Internet.” That and more with Xeni Jardin, our weekly commentator on all things tech.
Read the story10 minSean Penn, El Chapo and "The Go Between"
In January, a distraught Sean Penn told Charlie Rose he regrets that his Rolling Stone article about the drug lord El Chapo did not spark an in-depth policy discussion about the war on drugs. What it sparked instead was more like the plot of a telenovela.
Read the story13 minOK Go
In 1997, when IBM’s “Deep Blue” beat chess master Garry Kasparov, it seemed like the computers were on the verge of taking over. Now, the computers have taken one step closer to total domination. A machine designed by Google just to beat a master at Go, an ancient board game that’s even more complicated than chess.
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