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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In Japan, long-term business relationships are essential to business success. This presents a real challenge for international pharmaceutical and healthcare companies entering Japan. Japanese business culture places greater significance on relationships over business transactions. While in Western business, rapid business…
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