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New research decodes hidden bias in health care LLMs
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (964+ words) Large language models contain racial biases that factor into their recommendations, even in clinical health care settings. Northeastern researchers found a way to signal when an LLM is using race to make a decision. Artificial intelligence is increasingly used as…...
Scientists break down the tape to predict players’ next moves
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (958+ words) The NetSI Sport research group uses network science to treat sports and games like conversations. The grammar they've developed can predict what the next word will be. The Chelsea Football Club, which plays in the English Premier League, recently named…...
With some help from AI, your next move can be predicted
1+ week, 6+ day ago (525+ words) Using large language models, Northeastern University researchers can predict human movement. They hope it can help with transportation planning and responding to natural disasters or public crises. AI might know where you're going before you do." The hope is that…...
He tinkered with toys as a child. Now he’s revolutionizing with AI.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) During his co-op with a leading recycling manufacturer, Ajith Srikanth learned that using AI doesn't mean out with the old and in with the new. It means knowing "when to stop using AI." Most children will break their toys. At…...
Meet CRAIG, Northeastern’s groundbreaking responsible AI center
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (528+ words) The Center on Responsible Artificial Intelligence and Governance unites higher ed and AI leaders like Meta, bringing academic rigor to real-world industry problems. The push to ensure artificial intelligence is deployed responsibly and ethically has largely been coming from academic…...
New research reveals algorithms’ hidden political power
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (753+ words) New research shows the impact that social media algorithms can have on partisan political feelings, using a new tool that hijacks the way platforms rank content. How much does someone's social media algorithm really affect how they feel about a…...
Future computer scientists urged to embrace AI collaboration
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (847+ words) Tina Eliassi-Rad met with students on the Oakland campus to discuss concerns about possible job loss and environmental impacts of AI OAKLAND, Calif. " When Northeastern University student Duo Xu thinks about her future career in computer science, she wonders about…...
The five crucial ways LLMs can endanger your privacy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (733+ words) The power of large language models to collect and expose private, personal data goes far beyond the information that they train on or memorize, according to Northeastern research. The privacy concerns around large language models like ChatGPT, Anthropic and Gemini…...
AI could revolutionize drug discovery. But how can we regulate it?
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (584+ words) In health care, AI is moving at warp speed, while regulations lag behind. Jared Auclair proposes a new regulatory framework that would keep AI innovation moving and get drugs to patients in need. From the beginning of the modern AI…...
How AI can create a virtual programmable human and revolutionize drug discovery
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (727+ words) From idea, to lab, to clinic, to approval " it's a long and expensive process to bring a drug to market. It also rarely succeeds." Northeastern University researchers You Wu and Lei Xie are proposing another way: a programmable virtual human…...