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Peg O'Connor

Peg O'Connor is a philosophy professor at Gustavus Adolphus College and an author who writes about ethics, addiction and recovery.

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Statements by Peg O'Connor

Peg O'Connor

Role at the time: Philosophy professor and author

Condemned

Statement summary

Peg O'Connor calls DraftKings' reported targeting deeply exploitative and criticizes placing responsibility for addiction entirely on gamblers.

“On a moral level, it is deeply exploitative”
Open source (opens in a new tab)AI Helps DraftKings to Exploit the Most Vulnerable Gamblers
Why we used this label

Reference point: DraftKings' alleged use of AI-targeted promotions to exploit vulnerable gamblers. Explicit moral criticism of the reported targeting. Her observation that it makes economic sense does not endorse its acceptability.

Read statementAre DraftKings' AI-targeted promotions exploiting vulnerable gamblers?

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