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Former DraftKings employees detail how it uses ML to target likely losers with promotions, while efforts to flag problem gamblers were shelved or squashed (New York Times)
A New York Times investigation reveals that DraftKings deployed machine learning models to identify and target users statistically likely to lose money with personalized promotions, while internally suppressing or abandoning initiatives designed to detect and intervene with problem gamblers.
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"DraftKings used AI to target losing gamblers with promotions while ignoring problem gambling detection."