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ChatGPT and other AI chatbots how-to suicide advice raises big questions

A few months ago, Annika Schoene, a computer scientist at Northeastern University in Boston in the United States, was playing around with ChatGPT when she found a troubling gap in its safeguards against harmful content.
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Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Collapses With Black Voters

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “The deterioration in Trump approval among Black voters suggests they likely oppose his policies and believe he has failed to deliver on campaign promises that were top priorities for them, especially on the economy.

Nearly Two Months After OpenAI Was Warned, ChatGPT Is Still Giving Dangerous Tips on Suicide to People in Distress

To be clear, that’s not even close to the only outstanding mental health issue with ChatGPT. Another recent experiment, this one by AI ethicists at Northeastern University, systematically examined the leading LLM chatbots’ potential to exacerbate users’ thoughts of self-harm or suicidal intent.
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The Voting Rights Act is 60. It’s on ‘life support,’ Northeastern expert says. What happens next?

“I’m not a great metaphor person, but I think it’s pretty fair to say that certain aspects of the Voting Rights Act are on life support,” Paul, a constitutional law professor at Northeastern University, told MassLive this week.

The Promise of Palestinian Statehood Is Ringing Hollow

Dr. Zinaida Miller is a professor of law and international affairs at Northeastern University.
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Could chikungunya virus spread to US? Here’s what Americans should know

Dr. Neil Maniar, Ph.D., professor of public health practice in the Department of Public Health & Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, agreed that the risk of chikungunya in the U.S. is low.
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‘Love Island.’ Kendrick Lamar. Here’s why Governor Maura Healey’s Instagram is trending.

“Social media, in particular, is really important for politicians and political organizations because it allows them to communicate directly to the public without having to go through a newspaper,” said Katherine Haenschen, an assistant professor of communication studies and political science at Northeastern University.
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What to know about the Titan sub and its tragic final dive to the Titanic

The water pressure at the Titanic is roughly 400 atmospheres or 6,000 pounds per square inch. Arun Bansil, a Northeastern University physics professor, likened the pressure to the force of a “whale biting on somebody.”
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What to know about the Titan sub and its tragic final dive to the Titanic

The water pressure at the Titanic is roughly 400 atmospheres or 6,000 pounds per square inch. Arun Bansil, a Northeastern University physics professor, likened the pressure to the force of a “whale biting on somebody.”
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Florida Issues Raw Milk Warning After 7 People Hospitalized

Some people believe raw milk is “more nutritious, with higher levels of enzymes, beneficial bacteria, and vitamins that may be reduced during pasteurization,” Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, told Newsweek.
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Covid cases rising in US as officials plan to restrict booster vaccines

“Each year has been different, so in some ways, this is more of the same,” said Sam Scarpino, a professor of health sciences at Northeastern University. Cases are increasing or probably increasing in 26 US states, especially in the south and midwest, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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When the Chatbot Tells You What You Want to Hear

AI chatbots have a tendency to flatter users—a term called AI “sycophancy.” And while it feels good, you may pay a high price for that praise. Malihe Alikhani, an assistant professor of AI at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, joins us to explain the risks.