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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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Waiting until one product model runs out can be a costly mistake

Waiting until one product model runs out can be a costly mistake

UCLA, February 23, 2022

For many consumers, there’s no sweeter sound than “free upgrade.” But in some cases, the replacement isn’t much of a step up. An energy-conscious rental-car consumer won’t care to be bumped from an economy model to a full-sized gas-guzzler. Or an airline passenger might resist moving from an aisle seat in coach to a middle seat in premium even though it has more legroom.

March Madness, end of Cinderella

March Madness, end of Cinderella

Chicago Tribune, February 21, 2022

March Madness is less than a month away, an annual rite of spring that captures the attention of college sports fans and the nation. Every team is working to enhance their resume for the selection committee, hoping to grab one of the 36 at-large bids. 

Jeff Angelo: Normal Life Is A Right, Not A Privilege

Jeff Angelo: Normal Life Is A Right, Not A Privilege

WHO Radio, February 21, 2022

Jeff talks about the power exercised by governments during the pandemic; Pelin Pekgun of the Darla Moore School Of Business discusses the causes and solutions to supply chain problems; Rory O'Neill has the latest on Ukraine; Larry Behrens of Power The Future discusses the proposal to suspend the federal gas tax.

David Shmoys: Utilizing the power of algorithm modeling for fairer elections

David Shmoys: Utilizing the power of algorithm modeling for fairer elections

TribLive, February 19, 2022

In every representative democracy, free and fair elections in which voters choose their representatives is the foundation of democratic health. This ensures every citizen has equal representation and access to the political process, while each individual’s vote is weighed the same.

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