Irrational tendencies — including the hot hand, base-rate neglect and sunk cost fallacy — commonly show up in AI systems, ...

Heuristics or mental shortcuts help humans survive data overloads. Instead of aiming for zero-bias artificial intelligence ...

THE cognitive bias They are mental shortcuts that our mind adopts daily to elaborate and interpret the large amount of information to which we are exposed. These evolutionary mechanisms allow us to ...

ABSTRACT: Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance (1957) has long served as a cornerstone in understanding psychological conflict arising from contradictory beliefs and behaviors. However, in ...

A cognitive bias is a mental shortcut or heuristic intended to spare us time, effort, or discomfort—often while reinforcing our self-image or worldview—but at the cost of accuracy and reliability.

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