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A new AI model predicts which short-form videos triggering suicidal thoughts in vulnerable viewers pose higher risk before they reach large audiences, which can improve user safety.

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While generative AI (GenAI) can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene.

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A new study finds that social media marketing does little to help high-quality firms stand apart from competitors. Instead, it often pushes companies of all quality levels toward similar spending and pricing strategies, blurring the very signals firms hope will differentiate them in digital marketplaces.

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INFORMS joins new professional society consortium to fight sexual harassment in STEMM

INFORMS joins new professional society consortium to fight sexual harassment in STEMM

News Release, May 6, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, May 6, 2019 – INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, announced today that it has joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine). The mission of the Societies Consortium is to advance professional and ethical conduct, climate and culture across STEMM fields.

How pattern recognition and machine learning helps public safety departments

How pattern recognition and machine learning helps public safety departments

State Tech, May 3, 2019

The world is awash in data, and police departments are no exception. Now, they are beginning to make better use of that data. Police departments are starting to use machine learning and layering on artificial intelligence to make smarter, more informed policing decisions. Although the technology is still in its infancy, public safety agencies like the New York Police Department see significant potential in pattern recognition algorithms, AI and the ability to turn unstructured data into structured data that supports and informs police work.

Airbnb v. hotels: New research sheds light on how they can compete and benefit in the sharing economy

Airbnb v. hotels: New research sheds light on how they can compete and benefit in the sharing economy

News Release, May 6, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, May 6, 2019 – Researchers from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science which sheds new light on the impact Airbnb and similar “sharing economy” companies are having on the hospitality industry.  The findings suggest that in some cases, the presence of Airbnb can help attract more demand in some markets while challenging the traditional hotel pricing strategies. 

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