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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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INFORMS Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan STEM Bill Elevating Data Science, Modeling and Real-World Math in Classrooms

INFORMS Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan STEM Bill Elevating Data Science, Modeling and Real-World Math in Classrooms

News Release, March 25, 2025

BALTIMORE, MD, March 25, 2025 – In a strong show of bipartisan unity, the U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act (H.R. 730), marking an important leap forward in how STEM is taught in America’s classrooms. This forward-looking legislation reimagines math education by embedding real-world problem-solving, data science and computational thinking into the K-12 learning experience.

Amazon to end Alexa voice privacy option as new AI features roll out

Amazon to end Alexa voice privacy option as new AI features roll out

95.5 WSB Radio, March 24, 2025

Amazon is making a major change to how its Alexa devices handle user voice data. Starting Friday, the company will disable the privacy feature that previously allowed users to block their voice recordings from being sent to the cloud. This move supports the rollout of its new AI-powered Alexa Plus, which requires all voice requests to be processed through Amazon’s cloud servers.

In 2025, you can’t have an effective democracy without data literacy

In 2025, you can’t have an effective democracy without data literacy

Federal News Network, March 24, 2025

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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