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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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China’s Sudden Shift on Zero-Covid Puts Supply Chains at Risk Again

China’s Sudden Shift on Zero-Covid Puts Supply Chains at Risk Again

Barron's, December 14, 2022

In October, the Chinese government declared its zero-Covid policy to be the best and most cost-effective. That has made the strict policy’s sudden end in the past several days a surprise to many, even the policy’s fiercest critics. The rapid change has also sparked concerns about how potential new public health risks will further disrupt supply chains. Will this mark the beginning of the end of China’s dominant role in global supply chains? 

Being closer to your boss can spark creativity, study says

Being closer to your boss can spark creativity, study says

HR Dive, December 13, 2022

By now, most employers and HR leads pulled into the remote vs. on-site tug-of-war have made their decisions and are set to stick with them heading into 2023. In fact, 9 in 10 employers told Resume Builder the other day that they will require workers to return to the office — for at least part of the week. Further, 1 in 5 said they will even fire employees who do not return.

What Goes into a Retailer’s Decision to Lower Prices?

What Goes into a Retailer’s Decision to Lower Prices?

Western Grocer, December 12, 2022

Holiday shoppers are finding that discounts among some of the items on their shopping lists are a little easier to find this year due to higher inventories at retailers, along with slowing demand due to inflation and certain recessionary economic conditions. At the same time, they may also notice that some retailers are slower to reduce prices to generate sales.

Pediatric drug shortages are frustrating caregivers

Pediatric drug shortages are frustrating caregivers

Yahoo! News, December 12, 2022

Sue Laridis recently tried to buy cough medicine for her grandson. “I just couldn’t find it,” she said. “Nobody has anything. It’s like even at the grocery stores. It’s getting ridiculous.”

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