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TechCrunch
Women in AI: Sarah Myers West says we should ask, ‘Why build AI at all?’
She previously served as senior adviser on AI at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and is a visiting research scientist at Northeastern University, as well as a research contributor at Cornell’s Citizens and Technology Lab.
Does String Theory actually describe the world? AI may be able to tell
“I thought, if this thing can outperform the world champion in Go, maybe it can outperform mathematicians, or at least physicists like me,” said Ruehle, who is now at Northeastern University.
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.
‘Phantom Orbit’ and ‘Who Owns the Moon?’ Review: Conflict Overhead
A.C. Grayling, a professor of philosophy at Northeastern University London, seeks answers in a close analysis of international legal treaties: the Antarctic Treaty, which protects the continent as a wilderness in common for all states; the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; and the Outer Space Treaty.
Northeastern University seeking to replace historic Matthews Arena
Northeastern University has filed a proposal with the Boston Planning and Development Agency to replace 124-year-old Matthews Arena, billed as the world’s oldest ice hockey venue, with a new 290,000-square-foot athletics facility.
Mass. voters passed a ‘right to repair’ automotive law in 2020. Why is it still on hold?
“It is quite puzzling, to say the least, that it’s taken this long for this case to play out,” said Daniel Medwed, professor at Northeastern University Law School. And according to Medwed, there’s not much that can be done about it.
Ticketmaster Lawsuit Slows Live Nation Stock As Sales Expectations Dip
Swift keeps 105% of her average Era’s Tour ticket price of $456 because concert promoters are so happy to have their venues filled by her fans, according to my April 2023 interview with Northeastern University Professor David Herlihy.
How To Help Skills-Based Practices Stick Within America’s Businesses
Recent research from Northeastern University found that most HR information systems are unable to meaningfully collect, structure, and use skills data.
Science Magazine
Tiny number of ‘supersharers’ spread the vast majority of fake news
The scientists assumed supersharers were automating their posts. But they found no patterns in the timing of the tweets or the intervals between them that would indicate this. “That was a big surprise,” says study co-author Briony Swire-Thompson, a psychologist at Northeastern University. “They are literally sitting at their computer pressing retweet.”
Marymount Manhattan to Merge With Northeastern
Marymount Manhattan College, a small liberal arts school, has agreed to merge with Northeastern University. Marymount Manhattan’s name will change to Northeastern University-New York City when it joins Northeastern’s network, which includes campuses in London, Silicon Valley and Toronto.
Northeastern University and Marymount Manhattan College to merge, giving Boston school foothold in NYC
Northeastern University is expanding to the Big Apple where it will open its fourteenth campus, to be called “Northeastern University — New York City,” officials announced Wednesday.
Tiny New York City College to Merge With Northeastern
Marymount Manhattan College, a small, private college on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is merging with Northeastern University. The move adds a sought-after New York presence to Northeastern’s rapidly growing footprint and would establish its 14th campus.