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AI Thinks Like Us ā€“ Flaws and All: New Study Finds ChatGPT Mirrors Human Decision Biases in Half the Tests
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 1, 2025 ā€“ Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says ā€¦ not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAIā€™s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations ā€“ showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gamblerā€™s) fallacy ā€“ yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).

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In 2025, you canā€™t have an effective democracy without data literacy
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You are swimming in an ocean of data and donā€™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 someoneā€™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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Improving bus route efficiency

Improving bus route efficiency

The Academic Minute, May 18, 2017

Ali Haghani, INFORMS member and University of Maryland professor, helped the Howard County Public School System in Maryland to analyze its school bus transportation system and recommend ways to improve it. 

Study finds paying for online reviews leads to fewer reviews

Study finds paying for online reviews leads to fewer reviews

Consumerist, May 9, 2017

A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Santa Clara University aimed to shed light on whether or not companies would benefit by paying customers to review their products and services. The report, which will appear in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, found that paying for reviews was simply a bad idea.

University of Cincinnati student team is top American team, and fourth overall in INFORMS Student Competition

University of Cincinnati student team is top American team, and fourth overall in INFORMS Student Competition

Public, May 9, 2017

Just eight student teams from around the world were selected as finalists to compete in the inaugural Operations Research and Analytics Student Team Competition, held April 4, 2017, at the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics in Las Vegas, Nevada. The University of Cincinnati Masters of Science in Business Analytics team placed fourth overall and was the top U.S. team.

Can you increase your income with a big data certification?

Can you increase your income with a big data certification?

Certification Magazine, May 8, 2017

How much can you add to your income with a big data certification? Certification Magazine's annual salary survey of big data certifications, which includes the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAPĀ®) certification, seeks to provide answers to this. The survey will remain open until May 26, 2017, and the results will be printed in the July issue of Certification Magazine. Take part to share the impact of a CAP certification on your career!

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