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OpenClaw Bots Are a Security Disaster

The situation devolved into chaos astonishingly quickly. As coauthor and Northeastern University researcher Natalie Shapira told Wired, she asked an AI agent to delete a specific email to keep information within it confidential.
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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

“They consistently positioned at least one adult between the newborn and the pilot whales, including from below,” says team member Giovanni Petri at Northeastern University London.
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AI chatbots are suck-ups, and that may be affecting your relationships

Katherine Atwell, who studies AI sycophancy at Northeastern University, notes that people may also become more dependent on this “overly validating behavior” over time. “I think there’s a huge risk of people just defaulting to these models rather than talking to people,” she says.
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Viewpoint: AI-powered drug discovery needs a new regulatory approach

Op-ed by By Jared Auclair, Dean, College of Professional Studies, Northeastern University.
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New lawsuit accuses DraftKings, FanDuel, and NFL of pushing ‘dangerous’ wagers on sports betting apps

Boston-based DraftKings and New York-based FanDuel, the two dominant online sports betting companies, are accused of using artificial intelligence to develop and distribute “highly addictive” wagering opportunities, according to the product liability lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court in Pennsylvania by attorneys with Northeastern University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute.
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Ticketmaster quietly raised other fees after US crackdown on hidden charges

It was within the bounds of California’s law. Still, the communications illustrate the limits of transparency laws to regulate dominant players, said John Kwoka, an economics professor at Northeastern University who has written frequently about the company as well as advised state attorneys general on litigation.
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The surprising muscle that is the unheralded champion of longevity

“Muscle mass really is the key to longevity. It really is our insurance policy for how long we want to stay functional,” Elaina Manolis, an assistant clinical professor of physical therapy, human movement and rehabilitation sciences at Northeastern University, explained in a statement.
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Are You Overburdening Your Most Engaged Employees?

Op-ed by Sangah Bae, an Assistant Professor of Management and Organizational Development at the D’Amore–McKim School of Business, Northeastern University.
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Anthropic’s case against the Pentagon could open space for AI regulation

Annika Schoene, an assistant professor who researches the impact of AI on health systems at the Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, says, “Hallucination is not the only concern. Models like these can have different workflows, data biases or model biases. We don’t yet know how safe they are from foreign manipulation. There […]
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Baltimore, brought low by crime, uses a new approach to begin a turnaround

“As a city, you can make choices and do things without having tons of extra resources,” says Professor Struhl, who got his start in crime reduction strategies at Northeastern University, where he launched the Center on Crime and Community Resilience.
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‘Raphael: Sublime Poetry’ Review: A Renaissance Master’s Staggering Range

Ms. Brothers is a professor at Northeastern University and the author of “Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome” (Princeton).
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OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage

Last month, researchers at Northeastern University invited a bunch of OpenClaw agents to join their lab. The result? Complete chaos.