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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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In 2025, you can’t have an effective democracy without data literacy
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You are swimming in an ocean of data and don’t even realize it. All around you are invisible amounts of data that would be staggering to try to comprehend. Thousands of smartphones and smart devices are talking to, sending and downloading vast amounts of data, video, audio, words, numbers, images, you name it. Everything from the latest movie on Netflix to someone’s radiology results from a cancer screening.

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Shell Shocked: How Small Eateries Are Dealing With Record Egg Prices
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Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are coping with this threat to their livelihoods.

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Bubble vs. Baseball: Why Experts Say NBA is Safer Than MLB

Bubble vs. Baseball: Why Experts Say NBA is Safer Than MLB

WISN Channel 12, July 31, 2020

After two Saint Louis Cardinals players tested positive for coronavirus, which lead to the postponement of Friday's game at Miller Park, experts weighed in on how the NBA's COVID-19 plan seems to be working better than the MLB's. NBA players are currently sheltered within the Disney World bubble and not allowed to leave the facility or interact with people outside. 

Afraid of Airlines? There’s Always the Private Jet

Afraid of Airlines? There’s Always the Private Jet

The New York Times, July 30, 2020

Lexi Shangraw, a San Francisco resident, flew to Phoenix in early March for what was supposed to be a brief visit. But when lockdowns started, she ended up staying longer than anticipated in hopes of waiting out Covid-19.

NITIE Logistics Eves Series on Supply Chain Resilience

NITIE Logistics Eves Series on Supply Chain Resilience

The Times of India, July 31, 2020

The COVID 19 has caused unprecedented havoc in the world and disrupted lives, livelihood, business, enterprise, and economy. The disruption to the supply chain and the inadequate response of the industry has been the cause of concern across the globe.

Will Herd Immunity Happen Among the University Population?

Will Herd Immunity Happen Among the University Population?

Online Daily 24, July 29, 2020

As many children and young adults prepare to return to school in the fall, parents and students fear the impacts of COVID-19. Will these students build herd immunity? We spoke to Julie Swann, professor and department head for the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State. Below Dr. Swann answers questions surrounding the return to school and the possible response of students to COVID-19. As a science advisor during a previous pandemic, H1N1, in 2009, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Swann is highly qualified to provide insight into herd immunity and returning to school. 

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