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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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Rejection tolerance influences choice of dating sites

Rejection tolerance influences choice of dating sites

Carlisle Wellness Netowrk, September 13, 2017

In a new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, researchers discovered your choice of which dating site to use should depend on your tolerance of rejection. If you can handle rejection, more choices may be best. However, if you do not want to go the volume route, the site you chose may be more expensive.

She loves me, she loves me not: The analytics behind finding true love through online dating services

She loves me, she loves me not: The analytics behind finding true love through online dating services

News Release, September 12, 2017

CATONSVILLE, MD, September 12, 2017 – Looking for love online? You are not alone. Nearly 50 percent of the American public knows someone who has used an online dating site and 5 percent of Americans who are married or in committed relationships today met their significant other online. But with so many different online dating platforms, how can users know which one will best meet their needs? According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, it all depends on if you are comfortable with rejection. If not, be prepared to pay more.

We're more likely to lie when in a group, study says

We're more likely to lie when in a group, study says

Prima.co.uk, September 11, 2017

Honesty is an important quality – we want it in our relationships, with our children and from our banks. But even if you count yourself as a truthful person, a new study has found that you are still more likely to lie when in a group. A new study, published in the INFORMS journal Management Science, found that even individuals who have a proven track record of honest behaviour are no match for the potentially negative influences present in a group dynamic, especially when money is at stake.

CMU researcher: Don’t depend on LinkedIn to find a job

CMU researcher: Don’t depend on LinkedIn to find a job

Pittsburgh Magazine, September 11, 2017

How many times a week do you get a LinkedIn connection request? Conversely, how many requests do you seek when visiting the career networking site? A new study from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences suggests you might be wasting your time.

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