Melanie D'Arrigo
Role at the time: Executive director of the Campaign for New York Health
Condemned
Statement summary
Melanie D'Arrigo accuses DraftKings of exploiting gambling addiction for profit and says the practice should be illegal.
“DraftKings is using AI to find and exploit users with gambling addictions to boost their profits.”
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D'Arrigo shared the Times investigation into DraftKings' use of AI to direct promotions toward gamblers. D'Arrigo said the practice should be illegal and criticized using innovation to enrich billionaires.
Why we used this label
Reference point: DraftKings' alleged use of AI-targeted promotions to exploit vulnerable gamblers. Explicit criticism of exploitation and demand for prohibition establish rejection of the practice.