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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Journalism professor Matthew Carroll says anonymous sources help inform the public about stories such as Trump, Ukraine, and the whistleblower

A recent spate of news stories relied on anonymous sources to report that President Donald Trump may have improperly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate one of Trump’s political opponents.

What happens if a robot writes something libelous?

Who gets sued if a robot writes something libelous? Learn the answer to that question on Friday at Northeastern, where journalists, law experts, and computer scientists will convene to discuss how the rise of artificial intelligence is transforming law and the spread of information.