Riya Chandra

In 2025, the United States saw a record surge in legalized online sports betting. This was for no other reason than the fact that major betting platforms such as DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM started using real-time performance and biometric data. This includes the athletes' heart rate, speed, fatigue levels, and even stress levels to increase fan engagement and betting. These advancements have changed the interaction between fans and athletes into something that may be a little too close...

In 2023, an AI-generated song  mimicking The Weekend and Drake went viral on social media. This popular track sparked an industry-wide debate about what, and who, counts as an artist.  Even though social media platforms, like TikTok, removed the song within hours (the song was later re-uploaded on the platform by outside creators with the preface that it was an AI song), the damage was already done: everyone knew this concept was a possibility, and anyone with access to generative AI could...