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AI Aims to Please You, but Don’t Let It
As Malihe Alikhani, a professor of AI and social justice at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Science, explained in a Brookings study, “If a user asks AI whether a misleading statistic supports their argument, a sycophantic AI might affirm the claim rather than challenge its accuracy, reinforcing misinformation.
Al Jazeera
What’s Grokipedia, Musk’s AI-powered rival to Wikipedia?
Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University associate professor of communication studies, said Grokipedia misunderstands Wikipedia’s and AI’s strengths.
Energy industry pads key lawmaker’s campaign coffers as major bill advances
Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, said Cusack’s haul is a “fairly significant number for a single day for a state legislator,” but that there’s nothing out of the ordinary regarding the contributions.
How MCO built a beauty empire by knocking off everyone else.
Dupes exist on a continuum from mere inspiration to outright counterfeiting, says Alexandra Roberts, a professor of law and media at Northeastern University.
Ahead of congressional run, Mass. lawmaker donated nearly $200,000 to super PAC that backs Democratic hopefuls
Even if Nguyen’s contribution to the super PAC isn’t officially ruled to be illegal, the appearance of “undue influence” could impact her standing in a highly competitive primary, said Costas Panagopoulos, a Northeastern University political science professor who served as co-chair of the state-appointed Citizens Commission, which studied the role of money in politics.
Vanity Fair
Design the Future : Why Clarity Is the Only True Luxury Today
Paolo Ciuccarelli of Northeastern University in Boston has shifted the focus to data, which is now ubiquitous but rarely useful.
EPA Seeks Comment in Effort To Loosen Decade of Forever-Chemical Reporting
Phil Brown, the director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that the “most alarming” aspect of this proposed rule is the exemption from reporting for imported products.
East Bay Times
In brief: Oakland invites AI experts’ ideas to improve public services
Separately, the AIWG has started using Microsoft Copilot 365 as a personal assistant for staff and studying its impacts through a graduate research project funded by Northeastern University in Oakland.
‘Impossible to have faith in the competition’: Prop bets at center of sports wagering scandals
Blumenthal’s comments came at the launch of a national advocacy group called Family and Friends of Gamblers, a group that includes people whose loved ones have struggled with gambling addiction on sports betting platforms. The group has been organized with the help of Northeastern University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute, and they favor more regulation.
Enrollment Growth Continues, Bolstered by Short-Term Credentials
Carla Brodley, executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for Inclusive Computing, said the decline may not be cause for alarm.
Republicans Face Jeffrey Epstein Reckoning as End of Shutdown Looms
Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that “by all accounts, Trump and his Republican allies have dreaded this moment, but it was inevitable unless some Republicans who support the release backtrack.”
Gizmodo
What if Tamagotchi-Like Toys Were Really Alive? These Researchers Just Made It Happen
The stakes are arguably higher for SquidKid, a bioreactor housing real, bioluminescent bacteria that young users can feed, nurture, and observe. SquidKid, a finalist of the International Biodesign Challenge hosted by Northeastern University, “encourages curiosity and care for the microbial world,” according to its official introduction.