Personality tests feel authoritative, but most rest on shaky evidence. Used like broken rulers, they can prompt reflection ...

Abstract: In outlier hypothesis testing, one aims to detect outlying sequences among a given set of sequences, where most sequences are generated i.i.d. from a nominal distribution while outlying ...

In various contexts, for practical, philosophical, and logical reasons, there is a default assumption. In the criminal justice system, for example, someone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Norwegian banks reported losses of 930 million Norwegian crowns (US$92.7 million) related to financial fraud in 2023 and the problem has only become worse with the arrival of AI tools that automate ...

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With federal oversight shifting under the current administration, some mortgage lenders may feel less pressure to prioritize compliance and loan quality. But, according to industry experts Amanda ...

Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, ...