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Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them
“There is a certain degree of panic around it, because we understand it so little and it’s changing so fast,” said Beth Simone Noveck, a professor at Northeastern University who is studying democracy and A.I. tools, known as large language models or LLMs.
Headers at the World Cup
Brennan Klein’s team at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University has found that the role of headers in the international tournament has changed.
The Algorithm Says My Nervous System is ‘Dysregulated.’ Here’s Why I’m Skeptical.
“When people online refer to the nervous system, they’re using a metaphor to talk about themselves physically, and they’re using a term that sounds science-y,” said Lisa Barrett, a distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University.
The Independent
How to wash your fruits and vegetables to stay safe from diarrhea-causing parasite cyclosporiasis
“Food safety rarely depends on one perfect action. It depends on several layers of protection working together,” Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert at Northeastern University, said.
The new $1 Trump coin doesn’t just buck norms. Experts say it also breaks laws
“The law prohibits, currently, on currency, the likeness of any person — not just the president — who is alive,” said Jeremy Paul, a professor and former dean at Northeastern University School of Law who specializes in constitutional law.
Prevention
Food Safety Experts Are Avoiding These Foods Amid the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
“History is helpful because it tells investigators where to begin looking,” says Darin Detwiler, author of the book Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions and a professor at Northeastern University.
People of faith are finding a new moral guide in AI
Op-ed by David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University.
Why Does Everyone Want To Start A College?
Higher education’s new imperialists – Northeastern and Vanderbilt – are always on the lookout for new campuses to expand their empires.
Treasury unveils commemorative coin featuring Trump’s face
Jeremy Paul, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law, joins to discuss how the Thayer Amendment from 1866 prohibits the use of any living person’s likeness on U.S. currency.
Louisa Gag’s death demands a full investigation — and an end to Wu’s slowdown on bike lanes
Peter G. Furth, an engineering professor at Northeastern University who studies traffic safety, said police investigations don’t often do that.
David Siegel And The Open Source Movement
Here’s something from last September, where Siegel appeared with Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun for a “fireside chat” about the future of AI.
Tufts knew for years a decorated historian was accused of poor research. Why was she hired to write a Boston report on reparations?
Margaret A. Burnham, law professor and founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern, is leading that report. She said her team included experts from multiple disciplines — public policy, history, and law — to ensure the report is thorough.