Hawaii is becoming more gentrified as time passes by; it began in 1965 after the Rockefellers built the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and it is being sped up by billionaires. They build megamansions and establish their private golf clubs when they find themselves unable to enter existing exclusive golf clubs. The island state’s reputation as a tropical escape free from the hustle and bustle of fame has made it the perfect home base for many powerful people who wish to mingle selectively. 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
