Let’s be real: even with the best intentions, AI systems can reflect our own unconscious biases. As Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky famously demonstrated in their groundbreaking work on Prospect Theory, humans are prone to cognitive biases that influence our…
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EC Approves Acquisition of Nycomed by Takeda
The European Commission (EC) approved on August 2 the acquisition of Nycomed of Switzerland by Takeda Pharmaceutical. The commission concluded that the acquisition will not interfere with competition in the EEA (European Economic Area). It judged that the combined market…
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