Usama Fayyad

Usama Fayyad in the Press

Trump wants to win AI race, but his immigration policies could get in the way

Usama Fayyad, a vice provost at Northeastern University in Boston says that immigration restrictions have deep consequences to AI innovation when it comes to hiring and retaining talent and keeping companies based in the U.S.

Google’s weird AI answers hint at a fundamental problem

It might also help to make the AI Overviews less prominent in search results, suggested Usama Fayyad, executive director of the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University.

Gov. Healey assembles Artificial Intelligence Strategic Task Force

“Boston, in general, was one of the leading spots for AI,” said task force member Usama Fayyad, who is Executive Director of the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University. “For I would say a couple of decades, in the very beginnings of artificial intelligence.”

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White House guidelines on AI offer a start — but more work is needed, AI expert says

That includes Professor Usama Fayyad of Northeastern University, who runs the school’s Institute for Experiential AI.

16 Current And Potential Ethical Crises In Technology

With the advances in generative AI, companies cannot avoid the rush to capitalize on the acceleration of knowledge worker tasks. However, rushing to deploy AI creates minefields of new risks, including unintended biases and regulatory violations. The mass layoffs of in-house ethics teams at several large tech companies should serve as motivation for others to double down […]

Northeastern AI expert urges businesses to ditch the ‘one-model-fits-all’ approach

Usama Fayyad, senior vice provost for AI and data strategy at Northeastern, says companies should be specific about their AI use cases

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Stargate AI infrastructure plan could help drive industry forward, says Northeastern AI expert

President Donald Trump was joined by executives from OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to announce an initiative to build more AI data centers.

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This doctor helped eradicate smallpox. Now he wants to use AI to help health care workers make better decisions about patient care

Larry Brilliant, who helped eradicate smallpox, shares how AI is helping doctors make better decisions .

Governor Gavin Newsom speaking at a podium during a press conference.

How should AI be regulated? Northeastern expert explains what safety guardrails are needed in the tech industry

Usama Fayyad, the executive director of the Institute for Experiential AI, said Gov. Newsom’s issues on the AI safety bill were defensible.

Justine Ezarik and Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea at the Apple event.

Why Apple’s partnership with OpenAI is an admission of weakness — and a genius move

Usama Fayyad, executive director of Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential AI, says Apple is playing catch-up.

Long exposure photo of a person looking at an AI chatbot on their screen.

What are AI chatbots actually doing when they ‘hallucinate’? Here’s why experts don’t like the term

A leading AI expert is pushing back against the concept of “hallucination,” arguing that it gets much of how current models operate wrong.

Kamala Harris standing over President Biden as he signs a new executive order on AI in the White House.

Biden’s executive order on AI brings awareness to emerging technology but lacks ‘teeth’ to make major impact, Northeastern expert says

Usama Fayyad, executive director of Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential AI, talks pros and cons of the new order.

Usama Fayyad speaks into a microphone to an audience.

Is ‘generative’ AI the way of the future? Northeastern expert explains the upside of new models, the need for human involvement

On Tuesday, April 25, Northeastern will host a symposium of AI experts to discuss a range of topics related to the pace of AI development and how progress is reshaping the workplace, education, health care, among other sectors.

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