Antitrust's Role in College Sports
Market Mondays
EYL Network
5.0 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, hosts Ian Dunlap, Troy Millings, and Rashad Bilal sit down with Doha Mekki, an influential figure in the field of antitrust law. The conversation covers a range of topics, from the economic impact of college sports on athletes, to the profound implications of antitrust in the real estate market.
Doha Mekki, a former member of the antitrust division, sheds light on the historical struggle of college athletes, particularly black and brown athletes, to receive fair compensation for their talents. The discussion delves into the NCAA's previous restrictions on athletes' earning potential and the landmark Supreme Court decision that significantly changed the landscape for college athletes.
Moreover, Mekki emphasizes the critical role of antitrust in addressing disparities in the real estate market. She highlights how the Department of Justice has taken proactive measures to combat inflated housing prices and foster more competitive practices in home buying and renting. The conversation provides valuable insights into the intersection of law, economics, and social justice.
Join us as we delve into these pressing issues and gain a deeper understanding of the influence of antitrust in both sports and real estate. Don't miss this insightful discussion with Doha Mekki on Market Mondays!
#AntitrustLaw #CollegeSports #NCAA #RealEstate #HousingMarket #JusticeDepartment #SocialJustice #EconomicEquity
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| 0:30.2 | Artificial intelligence is obviously taking over the world, but very few people are in power to actually program these artificial intelligence programs, right? And likeness of the person that's actually |
| 0:51.9 | programming it, right? |
| 0:53.1 | With their ingrained opinions, |
| 0:56.3 | with it's just human nature. |
| 0:58.3 | Very few black people, very few women, |
| 1:02.0 | very few a variety of anybody other than a certain tech group of white men are actually in position to shape how artificial intelligence thinks. |
| 1:20.6 | Which could be extremely dangerous because if you have 3% of the population that's programming 100% of artificial intelligence the artificial intelligence is going to think just like the 1% of the programmers and they're going to have like I said biases so now you have artificial intelligence that's racist that has bias based on the programming that has been done. |
| 1:36.5 | So are you guys thinking about that and if so are you having any level of input, |
| 1:45.0 | or are you looking to enforce some regulation |
| 1:49.0 | on the programming of artificial intelligence |
| 1:51.7 | so that it has some level of more diversity as far as the computers, the way that they're actually programmed to think? |
| 2:00.0 | It's a great question. So the administration has issued an executive order on artificial intelligence. |
| 2:07.4 | There's a lot of factors and a lot of planks, but to your point, one of the most important aspects of that executive order is that AI needs to be safe and that there needs to be testing and that it should be free of those kinds of biases. |
| 2:23.4 | But I think that the problem that you've just teed up, |
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