In 1996, Pepsi found itself in a frivolous lawsuit; a man named John Leonard sued them for a Harrier Fighter jet showcased in their commercial. The jet, worth 33 million USD, was featured in their Pepsi Stuff ad campaign, but was not actually available for redemption. Leonard assumed he would win the case after consulting with various lawyers despite the fact that the appearance of the jet was clearly a joke. Sadly, his case was eventually thrown out of court.
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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
