“Someone will turn on you eventually. It’s a very toxic environment.” Many children who dream of playing their favourite sports professionally are finding themselves burnt out due to the toxic environment that permeates the club sports industry. Although children are placed on teams, the zero-sum game of club sports makes teammates feel more like potential rivals. There are limited scholarships to be divided among a growing number of players, so backstabbing and toxic rivalries inevitably arise, especially when kids get older. 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
