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Why do companies struggle with ethical artificial intelligence?
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Why do companies struggle with ethical artificial intelligence?

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Can a robot seal air leaks to help this old (and cold) house?
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Can a robot seal air leaks to help this old (and cold) house?

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To sit less and promote healthy aging, artificial intelligence may be key
Graduate student Diego Arguello is working on a study funded by the National Institute of Aging to help improve and sustain physical activity and fitness in older adults using AI.

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To sit less and promote healthy aging, artificial intelligence may be key

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AI can’t land a plane on the Hudson River in an emergency or safely drive a car. A team is using drones to try to fix that.
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AI can’t land a plane on the Hudson River in an emergency or safely drive a car. A team is using drones to try to fix that.

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Who is at fault when systems powered by AI put humans in danger?
Who is at fault when a driverless car behaves unpredictably? Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern, offers a framework for tracing back where things went wrong. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Who is at fault when systems powered by AI put humans in danger?

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Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID‑19

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Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID‑19

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We know how to make AI work. How can we make it work fairly?
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We know how to make AI work. How can we make it work fairly?

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Should Facebook, Twitter review your posts before they’re published?

Should Facebook, Twitter review your posts before they’re published?

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They began racing drones. Now these students are using artificial intelligence to build a fleet of them.

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They began racing drones. Now these students are using artificial intelligence to build a fleet of them.

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Humans are trying to take bias out of facial recognition programs. It’s not working–yet.

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Humans are trying to take bias out of facial recognition programs. It’s not working–yet.

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She was named one of the 100 most brilliant women in AI ethics

She was named one of the 100 most brilliant women in AI ethics

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Here’s why the new union at Google could be good for Silicon Valley

Here’s why the new union at Google could be good for Silicon Valley

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