I’m here once again with a public service announcement to remind everyone not to believe everything they read on the internet. And to question motives behind some of the things you do see.

A couple of weeks ago, I warned about using LLMs and AI to do statistical data mining for you when it comes to basketball. Today, I’m warning you about prediction markets and their ability, and incentive, to manufacture a story out of almost nothing in an effort to get your attention, open your wallet, and put money into their systems.

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