At the University of Toronto’s Vector Institute, last November, a model trained to assess trauma in veterans produced a 147-page report classifying 83% of combat-related narratives as “low-risk.” The report was generated in response to a prompt that listed real patient names and …
Consider the arithmetic of fairness. An employee seeking a Tuesday off in June must, by corporate policy, declare this intent by March’s end. The logic is impeccable: three months provides sufficient time to redistribute tasks, train temporary replacements, and mitigate …
Consider the humble acquis communautaire, that towering edifice of accumulated law which no single human can comprehend in its entirety. Like a medieval cathedral, it is built stone by stone, each directive and regulation fitting snugly against the last, not because anyone …