Independence is vital for a journalist, and Wolff compromised it, said Dan Kennedy, a media writer and professor at Northeastern University.

“If he was playing a robber, a criminal, a gangster, or whatever, then his offline behavior might actually help boost the show,” said Dr. Heidi Feldman, who teaches courses at Northeastern University about crisis communication and image management.

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. 

Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University associate professor of communication studies, said Grokipedia misunderstands Wikipedia’s and AI’s strengths.

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.

Dupes exist on a continuum from mere inspiration to outright counterfeiting, says Alexandra Roberts, a professor of law and media at Northeastern University. 

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.

Paolo Ciuccarelli of Northeastern University in Boston has shifted the focus to data, which is now ubiquitous but rarely useful.

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.

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. 

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.

Carla Brodley, executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for Inclusive Computing, said the decline may not be cause for alarm.