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Adam Kucharski would like to point out he did not win big at a casino

Feedback goes down an AI rabbit hole after discovering that the internet is making up stories about epidemiologist and mathematician Adam Kucharski - and that his wife has had to weigh in

Adam Kucharski would like to point out he did not win big at a casino

Epidemiologist and mathematician Adam Kucharski found himself the subject of fictional stories on the internet after claiming he had never gambled before. Two X posts claimed he won 500K in a casino, with one quoting his work from his book The Perfect Bet (2016). Kucharski's wife, Emily, simply stated, "If only this were true."

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