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Portland Press Herald
Maine’s public defense agency to scale back billing oversight, training to focus on attorney recruitment
“It’s not just about funding lawyers to help guilty people get free — it’s about funding our system so that the system works in as fair and accurate a way as possible. And that benefits all of us,” said Daniel Medwed, a former public defender and professor at Northeastern University’s School of Law.
Fox News
Washington Post Opinions section anxiously awaits new leader after Jeff Bezos pushed David Shipley out
At the time, Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy wrote that Hiatt’s unexpected passing marked the end of “a period of remarkable stability at the top of The Washington Post’s masthead.”
Mass Live
Northeastern pioneers new AI tool ‘Claude’ to develop critical thinking
Northeastern University is pioneering the use of a new artificial intelligence tool created for higher education institutions, according to a Wednesday announcement.
TechCrunch
Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.
One study from researchers at Northeastern University, Columbia University, and the University of Iowa found that Republicans’ likelihood to purchase a Tesla moved up from 7% before Musk’s Trump endorsement to 10.2% after.
Northeastern University joins AI-higher ed experiment
Northeastern University partnered with the company behind Claude to test how AI can be incorporated into the college curriculum.
ZDNet
Anthropic launches Claude for Education, an AI to help students think critically
Anthropic says it is partnered with several higher learning institutions already, including Northeastern University and Champlain College.
The Verge
OpenAI and Anthropic are fighting over college students with free AI
The company also announced partnerships with Northeastern University, London School of Economics (LSE), and Champlain College, along with with Internet2, which builds university tech infrastructure, and Instructure (maker of Canvas) to increase “equitable access to tools that support universities as they integrate AI.”
ChatGPT Plus Is Now Free For College Students
It includes features like Learning Mode, which promotes critical thinking through guided problem-solving and is being rolled out in partnership with institutions such as Northeastern University and London School of Economics.
OpenAI, Anthropic target college students with latest education AI announcements
Anthropic secured university-wide access agreements with Northeastern University, Champlain College, and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Fortune
President of $61.5 billion Anthropic makes a case for AI in college classrooms as it seeks to challenge OpenAI and Google
Javed Aslam, professor of computer science and chief of AI at Northeastern University, says the partnership could not be coming at a better time. “We wanted more than just a vendor deal,” Aslam says.
Anthropic’s New Claude AI for Universities Touts ‘Responsible AI Adoption’
Early adopters of Claude for Education include Northeastern University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Champlain College in Vermont.
Parents
How To Explain Orthodox Easter to Children, Plus Kid-Friendly Ways To Celebrate
Youly Diamanti-Karanou, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the international affairs program at Northeastern University, mom of three, and presbytera (priest’s wife), encourages bringing kids into the kitchen to help make traditional foods.