{"id":34101,"date":"2026-02-16T11:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/?page_id=34101"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:30:24","slug":"putting-ai-in-perspective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting AI in Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Trust and AI<\/h3>\n

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LLMs and Cybersecurity<\/h3>\n

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Swipe Fees, Power and Policy<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

As merchants and payment card vendors near a legal settlement, policy questions remain.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Explainer: Election Security in North Carolina<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

How does election security work? Accounting scholar Jim Scalise breaks down the processes that protect votes.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Overconfident CEOs Are Less Likely to Delegate Responsibility \u2013 Particularly When It May Help the Most<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions \u2013 such as hammering out the details of high-stakes deals.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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What’s Next in Tariffs and Trade?<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Poole economist Andrew Greenland analyzes the effects of canceled tariffs and the likely path forward for new ones.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Explainer: Insider Trading and Prediction Markets<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Insider trading is hard to prove in the securities sector and harder to apply to prediction markets, Poole scholars write.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Study Finds Correlation Between Public Health, Tax Policies<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The more a state\u2019s budget relied on sales tax revenue, the more likely it was to shorten stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID pandemic.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Risk Meets Reality<\/h2>\n

Modern businesses face threats that cross disciplines. In our series, experts from across NC State explore emerging problems and potential solutions.<\/p>\n \n

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