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US residents favor AI training for workers, Northeastern survey finds

More than thirty-eight thousand people were polled from June to August for a Northeastern University survey on public perception about AI.
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Ken Duffy stands in dim blue light as handwritten equations, geometric diagrams and streaks of light are projected over him and the dark background.

AI is solving math problems that stumped humans. What comes next?

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Northeastern researchers develop cognitive testing app for at home use

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Are bots changing how people talk? Language in the age of AI

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AI and digital culture make their way into Merriam-Webster

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AI chatbots linked to psychological harm, Northeastern study finds

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Can you really turn off an AI? The debate over “kill switches”

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Query, create or be curious at new AI Makerspace in Boston

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This device aims to detect a pressure injury before it becomes deadly

MBA graduate Marjan Monfared created a system that uses thermal imaging and AI to detect pressure injuries on a patient.
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The researchers using AI to avert another Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Silicon Valley team has set out to address one of the critical root causes of accidents like the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Denise Garcia, a Northeastern University professor, speaks to an audience on the university’s London campus during a presentation on global AI diplomacy and the risks of insufficient regulation of AI weaponry.

Expert wants to move AI governance from principles to practice

On the London campus, Denise Garcia, a visiting professor from Boston, warns of the dangers of not properly regulating use of AI weaponry.
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Boston’s rats are talking. Scientists are listening with AI

A new project explores the hidden social lives of Boston’s rats — and gives the city fresh intel on unwelcome neighbors.
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AI turns bodycam footage into text. Can it keep the speakers straight?

AI police reports promise less paperwork, but getting the words right is only part of the job. Who said what matters, too.

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