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Unmasking Human Trafficking: New AI Research Reveals Hidden Recruitment Networks
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.

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New U.S. drug prices doubled amid a shift toward treating rare diseases
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Drugs being explicitly developed to treat rare diseases are getting more expensive.

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Human air traffic controllers keep flyers safe. Should AI have a role?
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Old technology is behind the recent ongoing delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport, but newer technology will be an important part of the solution.

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A Professor's Practical Advice For AI And Outsourcing

A Professor's Practical Advice For AI And Outsourcing

Outsourced Pharma, December 5, 2023

It’s time to get real about artificial intelligence applied to our drug development and manufacturing outsourcing – practical supply-chain enhancements from AI-generated insights that can be implemented right now. A helpful source in this undertaking is Professor Tinglong Dai of Johns Hopkins University. 

How to Prevent Zoom Fatigue

How to Prevent Zoom Fatigue

Built In, December 4, 2023

Zoom fatigue — the mental and physical strain of back-to-back video calls — became a major concern in 2020. For some workers, the challenges remain.

The World’s Top Data Science Experts List 2024

The World’s Top Data Science Experts List 2024

DataFloq, December 2, 2023

Data science in the technology industry is now a crucial component. To acquire new insights and knowledge, data scientists extract, analyze, and interpret data. Data science experts are now essential in today’s data-driven world, and companies and organizations greatly value their knowledge. Industry geniuses predict that looking at the current pace at which the demand for skilled data scientists has been soaring, the year 2024 is sure to experience an even higher surge in the quality talent pool in data science.

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