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After weeks of AI doomsday warnings, experts want to shift the debate

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by Tanner Stening
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This AI-powered chip can offer a deeper look at faulty brain activity

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by Katya Poltorak
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Meet the professor who thinks generic AI models should become obsolete

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by Peter Rubinstein
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AI chatbots linked to psychological harm, Northeastern study finds

by Jonathan Chadwick
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From lab to startup: This professor wins prestigious engineering award

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Query, create or be curious at new AI Makerspace in Boston

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by Hannah Morse
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Can you really turn off an AI? The debate over “kill switches”

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by Tanner Stening
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Northeastern students find AI isn’t a cure all for drug discovery

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by Cesareo Contreras
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AI is helping design cities. How should urban planners proceed?

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by Cesareo Contreras
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This engineer sees AI and its power constraints in a new light

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Who gets credit when AI joins the team? Rethinking collaboration

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by Katya Poltorak
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911 gets an AI assist: Are bots a lifeline or a liability?

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by Katya Poltorak