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Most medical devices do not hit the market through rigorous safety testing but by being deemed similar enough to something already approved—the “predicate” device through a mechanism known as the FDA’s 510(k) pathway. But similar is not a synonym for safe. While the assumption may be that substantial equivalence is a reasonable stand-in for a safety review, a share of devices cleared with this method still get recalled, and the FDA spends valuable time reviewing devices the same way, regardless of how risky it is on paper.
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New research shows that museums' design decisions, often invisible to the visitor, play a decisive role in shaping attention, movement and discovery.
A recent study offers a game-changing approach to restroom inclusivity by combining unisex (all-gender) restrooms with traditional men's and women's facilities, making venues more efficient and welcoming for everyone.
Some of the most widely considered online advertising safety and fairness policies, ads designed to help ensure that women, minorities and other protected classes are not disproportionately excluded from job, education and financial opportunities, may actually boost ad platform revenues while improving fairness outcomes.
AI tools are valuable brainstorming partners, but sound decision analysis still requires a “human in the loop.” According to a peer-reviewed study in a recent issue of INFORMS journal Decision Analysis, generative AI can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, but the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene.
Spending lots of scrolling through social media videos is a habit that many people often fall into. While it can be entertaining, mental health experts say it also can be harmful.
In journal Information System Research, researchers posted a model they created that uses AI to detect which videos can affect mental health, or even spark suicidal thoughts.
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