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"AI Judging in Sports," by Esther Shein, says AI technology can add #integrity and fairness to sports, but it doesn't erase the deep appeal of human judgment in #competition. bit.ly/3O0GWQA

Stores are locking up basic products like shampoo, but is it really stopping theft? Or just discouraging customers who don’t want the hassle of asking for help?

One week of traveling in India has made me realize just how relevant Josh Dean work on noise truly is. Still waiting for that one peaceful moment to arrive.

It was a fantastic event, thanks for organizing Elliott Ash D. Yanagizawa-Drott S Galletta

Couldn’t agree more with this! 🔥

Written response from Oprea : bit.ly/4bQk0P0 I wish people had waited to read this before reaching strong conclusions. My take is that this is a normal scientific dispute that's much more about interpretation than something black & white

Studying the role of memory for choice behavior in unfamiliar environments finds decision-makers often choose in-memory alternatives, even when out-of-memory ones are objectively better, from Yuval Salant, Jörg Spenkuch, and David Almog nber.org/papers/w33649

Something tells me this coffee shop has seen one too many straw-related incidents…

🚨New paper (link in reply)🚨 Are we underestimating AI use in self-report surveys? YES, by as much as 30 percentage pts. We find 60% self-reported vs. truth closer to ~90% (!) Why? Social desirability bias, people embarrassed/worried to admit AI use, so they underreport.

1st year of the PhD Me now

As expected, @drprevost is a Chicago White Sox fan. I mean, come on — the Cardinals would never elect a @cubs fan as Pope 😉. #ForTheLou #ThatsAWinner

Time for the Econ profession to recognize AI as a field; we cannot be slower as a discipline than the Church.

New coffee heaven discovered: Costa Rica 🇨🇷. Like Italy, but they are happy to serve iced lattes.

These guys working on super cool stuff!