Judges can use algorithms to help make their decisionsFrances Twitty/Getty Images A US courtroom experiment suggests a popular risk assessment algorithm makes harsher recommendations than human judges – possibly because it is worse than people at anticipating which defendants will violate pretrial agreements. “Some jurisdictions wanted to work with us to evaluate whether these recommendations are actually helping judges make a better decision,” says Kosuke Imai at Harvard University. In the US criminal justice system, judges determine whether defendants will await trial at home or in… Source link
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An infant has died and 10 adults have been sickened amid a four-state listeria outbreak connected to ready-to-eat meat products, officials said.The outbreak has been tied to ready-to-eat meat produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Friday. Among those sickened, there was one person each in New York state and New Jersey, two in Illinois, and seven in California, including the child who died. All have identified themselves as having Asian heritage, the CDC said.The infant who died was a twin whose sibling also died but whose…
Gensys EngineWhiskers help the AI identify what is – and isn’t – a red squirrelAn artificial intelligence (AI) tool which has been trained to tell the difference between grey and red squirrels could be “an absolute game changer”, conservationists say.The system, called Squirrel Agent, has been trained on thousands of images of the animals allowing it to tell them apart with 97% accuracy, its developer says.It can then be used to automatically control access to squirrel feeders – with only reds being allowed into those containing food, and only greys into those where food has been replaced with contraceptive paste.“It’s…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 257.68 points or 0.68% to 38,283.85 • Shanghai decreased 103.21 points or -3.06% to 3,267.19 • Hang Seng decreased 371.14 points or -1.89% to 19,229.97 • ASX 200 increased 70.80 points or 0.85% to 8,393.80 • SENSEX increased 1,807.21 points or 2.34% to 78,963.00 • Nifty50 increased 557.35 points or 2.39% to 23,907.25 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00125 or -0.19% to 0.64967 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00295 or -0.50% to 0.58270 • USDJPY increased 0.642 or 0.42%…
Then-President Donald Trump holds two thumbs up at a campaign rally for incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on Jan. 4, 2021. (Mandel Ngan – AFP / Getty Images) A new Pew Research survey finds that a strong majority of Americans approve of Trump’s policies and plans as he heads into his second term. What a contrast this is to the way Democrats and the media have portrayed Trump over the last few years. They tried to paint him as a fascist dictator who was a threat to democracy. Now that he…
It’s no longer news that Ellen DeGeneres has relocated to the United Kingdom with her wife, Portia de Rossi. Reports had earlier suggested that the couple made the move because of Donald Trump’s recent win at the November 5 election.However, it has now been revealed that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s relocation is part of the former TV host’s “retirement” plan as she settles to live her life away from the public eye after coming under fire for fostering a toxic work environment.Article continues below advertisementEllen DeGeneres’ Relocation Is For ‘Retirement’MEGAAccording to the Daily Mail, the former “Ellen DeGeneres…
Vang Vieng has been a fixture on the Southeast Asia backpacker trail since Laos’ communist rulers opened the country to tourism decades ago. The town was once synonymous with backpackers behaving badly at jungle parties but has since rebranded as an eco-tourism destination. The Vietnamese manager of the Nana Backpackers Hostel has been detained for questioning, the Laos tourist police told AFP. No charges have been made, however. Police in Laos could not be reached for comment on Saturday. Alcohol tainted with methanol, a toxic alcohol usually used in industrial and household products like antifreeze, is suspected to be the…
These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.Here is the situation on Saturday, November 23: Military Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile – the Oreshnik – which was launched at Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine is seeking updated air defence systems from its allies in response to the new threat from Russian hypersonic missiles, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Experts believe the Oreshnik can fly at 10 times the speed of sound and may be able to strike targets up to 5,500km (3,400 miles) away. General Sergei Karakayev,…
In a surprising yet mutually beneficial move Friday, the New York Giants released quarterback Daniel Jones.The sixth-year veteran was benched coming out of the team’s Week 11 bye, primarily to avoid an injury that would’ve triggered a $23M guarantee in 2025.But now, by releasing him the team will save an additional $30.5M that would’ve been paid out to Jones, creating an extra $19.395M in cap space next year. So where does the team go from here? Is the tank officially on for general manager Joe Schoen to have the best first-round pick possible?Or will head coach Brian Daboll try to win…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Your time is worth $50, $100 or even $200 an hour. Then why is AI costing you hours instead of saving them?Here’s the irony — a recent Upwork study shows 77% of employees say AI is actually hurting their productivity. Why? They’re stuck revising AI-generated content. AI gets you part of the way, but you end up spending even more time tweaking and fixing than you save. Frustrating, right?It’s not just a time drain—it creates cognitive overload, pulling your focus away from what really matters. But there’s a way to use AI…