There’s nothing to be ashamed of if you thrift your clothes, especially in an economy with high inflation. In America, it’s becoming more socially acceptable to thrift; 93% of American shoppers are open to buying thrifted items because thrifting saves money. In fact, saving money is the primary motivation for people to go thrift-shopping instead of buying fresh off-the-rack. While Gen Z thrifts with sustainability in mind, the primary reason why an average person thrifts is all about affording higher-end brands rather than sustainability. 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
