![incarcerated individuals stand in lit cubicles and are interviewed by A.I. systems that evaluate their physical and emotional health. a guard monitors them](https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/nicic.gov/files/styles/intermediate_600_x_600_/s3/media/image/corrections-intake-scan.png?VersionId=uJsBFSXcyY8cQV60CxFfS5BQRDk258_E&itok=CAoIMwPh)
Picture it: It is nearly the year 2200. New arrivals from a prison bus are led into a semi-private cubical where they are greeted by S.A.M (Synthetic Adaptive Machine), the correctional artificial intelligence designed to perform the intake screening and other tasks. S.A.M can evaluate each person through speech recognition, facial expressions, and their responses to questions, flagging those who