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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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TSA shortages could turn summer travel into a nightmare | Commentary

TSA shortages could turn summer travel into a nightmare | Commentary

Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2023

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby sounded off last week, focusing his ire on the Federal Aviation Administration after thunderstorms were deemed the cause of the cancellation of thousands of U.S. flights last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. While Kirby blamed airport staffing issues, the FAA said staffing limitations did not play a role in this instance.

Decision Science Digest: July 5, 2023

Decision Science Digest: July 5, 2023

News Release, July 5, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

  • AI-Tailor Learning: How AI Can Help Students Succeed During and After Adversity (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Rideshare Policy Identified to Reduce Impact of Platform Critiques on Driver Revenue (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • 10 Million Fewer Cases: The Results of a Smart Testing Algorithm on COVID-19 (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • Data Science Helps to Identify and Reduce Fall Risks in the Elderly Using Health Data (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)

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