Should we all wear masks to fight Covid-19?
WTOP, April 1, 2020
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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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Collateral Deaths From Pandemic Begin to Take Toll on Health Systems
Morning Consult, April 3, 2020
On Sunday afternoon, Sarah Williams lost her cousin amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hardly into his 30s, he was never infected with the virus, said Williams, whose name has been changed to protect the family’s privacy. But a severe pain crisis, the hallmark of sickle cell disease, drove her cousin to an emergency room in Chicago utterly overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, where he died waiting for care that could have saved his life.
Marketing Researchers Identify the Three Most Powerful Drivers of Effective Crowdfunding
News Release, April 7, 2020
CATONSVILLE, MD, April 6, 2020 – While the concept of crowdfunding is still in its early phases of development, a group of marketing researchers have conducted a study that reveals the most powerful drivers behind effective crowdfunding campaigns. According to the researchers, there are three primary mechanisms that serve as the major drivers of crowdfunding campaigns that yield results.
One month after warnings, Kemp puts Georgia on lockdown
Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 2, 2020
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday ordered Georgians to stay at home, with few exceptions, until at least April 13 to help curb the ever-worsening spread of the novel coronavirus.
New Research May Help Prevent Panic Buying in the Future
Supply & Demand Chain Executive, April 2, 2020
Two marketing researchers produced a study that reveals that a consumer’s decision on how much to buy in each shopping trip depends on their current inventory and what they expect prices to look like in the near future.
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