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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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Dozens of coronavirus drugs are in development — what happens next?

Dozens of coronavirus drugs are in development — what happens next?

Nature, May 14, 2020

The world was waiting for any sign of hope in countering the COVID-19 pandemic when researchers released the first encouraging drips of data from a large clinical trial of the antiviral remdesivir last month. The drug, they said, reduced the time to recovery from COVID-19 by a few days — not enough to be branded a ‘cure’, but hopefully enough to relieve some pressure on overwhelmed health-care systems.

Are Nonprofits Ready to Reopen? What Do We Need?

Are Nonprofits Ready to Reopen? What Do We Need?

Nonprofit Quarterly, May 14, 2020

As states ease their restrictions, nonprofit leaders at all levels face some unsettling questions. Have we reached a point where we can safely open our doors? Is the virus sufficiently under control, and are we convinced we will not be adding unnecessary contagion opportunities by resuming “normal” operations? Do we trust that those who are making decisions and guiding the reopening process at the federal, state, and local levels are always making wise decisions?

Top Premier Global Professional Certifications & Designations In Data Science

Top Premier Global Professional Certifications & Designations In Data Science

IT Mix, May 13, 2020

As the demand for data science professionals is increasing, there is a challenge faced by recruiters around the world. This challenge is of hiring potential candidates who have all the required skills. There is more satisfaction required at the end of recruiters and hiring managers as they know the challenge to identify the knowledge and skills of a person in a few hours of the interview. For this reason, a person who is having a professional certification gets more weightage at the time of consideration. 

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