“For reasons that are hard to fathom, Dr. Otto sacrificed his professional and personal existence to make easy money.” Although he was already making a lot of money from treating patients, George Otto wanted to earn more money to fuel his lavish lifestyle, no matter the cost. His fentanyl prescriptions earned him an extra 9000 CAD a week, costing a few hours of his time but numerous overdoses in Toronto. 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
