Tuesday, June 11, 2002

Senegal: The Computer's Choice. Will Argentina win the World Cup? Brazil? Argue all you want: It turns out that a computer may predict the odds more accurately than humans. It has already picked one big upset. By Kendra Mayfield. [Wired News] Unfortunately the article didn't mention where the computer thinks the U.S. team falls. Guess I'll have to check out the Glover Automated Results Indicator directly. Hmm... 39% chance of making the last 16 and then being eliminated, 18% chance of only making it to the quarterfinals, 8% chance of losing in the semis, and a whopping 2% chance of winning it all. 9:59:53 PM

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