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Should we be concerned about Google AI being sentient?
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Should we be concerned about Google AI being sentient?

Can we better understand online behavior? These researchers will dig deep to find out.
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Can we better understand online behavior? These researchers will dig deep to find out.

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

Are COVID-19 vaccine trials ethical?

Are COVID-19 vaccine trials ethical?

Northeastern researchers team up with Accenture to offer a road map for artificial intelligence ethics oversight
Northeastern professors Ron Sandler and John Basl provide organizations a framework for creating a well-designed and effective artificial intelligence and data ethics committee in a new report produced in collaboration with global professional services company Accenture.

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Northeastern researchers team up with Accenture to offer a road map for artificial intelligence ethics oversight

Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood
A soft gripper attachment holds a fake fish in Taşkın Padır's lab in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood

Does artificial intelligence deserve the same ethical protections we give to animals?

Does artificial intelligence deserve the same ethical protections we give to animals?

Remembering Michael Meyer, the philosophy professor who mentored so many students

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Remembering Michael Meyer, the philosophy professor who mentored so many students

We can print plastic guns. But should we?

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We can print plastic guns. But should we?

Gene editing embryos may lead to ‘pursuit of a conception of perfection’
For the first time, scientists have successfully edited a fatal genetic mutation out of human embryos. This advancement brings society one step closer to erasing some hereditary diseases, but what are the ethical implications of that power? Three Northeastern professors weigh in.

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Gene editing embryos may lead to ‘pursuit of a conception of perfection’

Should tech companies warn consumers that their products could be addictive?

Should tech companies warn consumers that their products could be addictive?