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AI Thinks Like Us – Flaws and All: New Study Finds ChatGPT Mirrors Human Decision Biases in Half the Tests
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 1, 2025 – Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gambler’s) fallacy yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).

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What Trump's sweeping tariffs mean for the US economy and you
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President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs will raise the likelihood of a recession and hike prices for an array of goods, including coffee, bananas, laptops and toys, multiple analysts told ABC News.

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Sheldon H. Jacobson: How to win the lottery without buying a ticket
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Lotteries have become ubiquitous, available in nearly every state. The most recognized national lotteries, Mega Millions and Powerball, have jackpots that reach $1 billion a few times every year.

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Should I Be Worried About Monkeypox? And What Exactly Is Monkeypox Anyway?

Should I Be Worried About Monkeypox? And What Exactly Is Monkeypox Anyway?

Mirage News, August 11, 2022

Since May, there have been a lot of stories in the news about monkeypox. Depending on which stories you read, you may have heard that it’s not very contagious, or that it’s very contagious. You may have heard that it’s not very dangerous, or that it’s very dangerous. It’s confusing. But we can help.

The next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China

The next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China

CNN, August 10, 2022

(CNN Business)The technological arms race between the United States and China has cut across everything from smartphones and cellular equipment to social media and artificial intelligence. But a new battleground is emerging that goes a layer deeper: to the components that power our smartphones, computers, automobiles and home appliances.

Sheldon Jacobson: Politicians have failed to deal with gun violence. Give medical officials a chance.

Sheldon Jacobson: Politicians have failed to deal with gun violence. Give medical officials a chance.

Chicago Tribune, August 10, 2022

The past three months have seen mass shootings of schoolchildren in Uvalde, Texas, and July Fourth celebrants in Highland Park. Cries for greater gun control to stop such avoidable, premature deaths grow after each event. President Joe Biden recently signed a gun control measure into law, but overall, little substantive change has occurred and is unlikely to occur anytime soon.

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