If you want your new car to retain most of its value in a few years, maybe you should opt for a yellow one; an analysis of over 6 million used car sales revealed that certain colours depreciate less depending on car type. Yellow seems to do well across all types, even among more practical cars, like SUVs — likely because yellow is associated with sports cars, making practical cars feel more exciting. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
