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BALTIMORE, MD, October 2, 2024 ā INFORMS Executive Director Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE, has been elected secretary/treasurer of CESSE, The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives. CESSE is an association that convenes senior staff leaders from STEM membership organizations. Through CESSE, these leaders exchange best practices, innovative ideas and strategies for leading their respective organizations to success.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A strike has officially been called at all ports along the eastern United States, including in Philadelphia.
If youāre in a retail store in early October and are struck by the sudden appearance of holiday gifts, sales, and decorations, you wonāt be imagining it. The holiday shopping season may come earlier than ever this year due to several factors, from a short shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas to the distraction of a national election.
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If 2023 was the year consumers helped stave off a recession with an unexpected surge in spending, many economists predict 2024 will be the time shoppers finally tighten their belts.
New research has found a way to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more efficiently screen out bad ideas to focus on only good ideas in the crowdsourcing process within ideation. More specifically, the research has arrived at a simple model for screening out ideas that experts might consider "bad." Importantly, managers can adjust their model to determine how many bad ideas to screen out, without losing good ones. The research also found a single new predictor that screens out atypical ideas and preserves more inclusive and rich ideas.
Organizations are rushing to create hyperlocal supply chains by using products that are sourced and made in specific areas, down to a neighborhood level.
As Washington putters on AI watermarking legislation, TikTok and Adobe are leading the way with transparency standards.
The newspaper publisher is the first major news outlet to sue the AI creator. While the suit might not reach court, it still has a significant impact on the AI community.
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