Teaching AI That Names Don’t Matter
Alice is older than Bob. Bob is older than Carol. Who is the oldest? Alice, of course. Now replace “Alice” with “Sarah” and ask again: the answer is Sarah. The logic is exactly the same, and a person would never be thrown by the swap. The AI systems we increasingly rely on can be. That […]
Discounted Prices: A Win for Shoppers, Stores, and the Planet
Each year, grocery stores throw away about 30%-40% of produce, and US retail stores “generate about 16 billion pounds of food waste.” Much of this waste comes from fresh produce’s short shelf life, making fruits and vegetables the most wasted food category worldwide. At the supermarket level, fruit that is ripening or about to go […]