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This researcher put AI in the big game. It did not play well
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (642+ words) Northeastern professor Lorenzo Torresani is interested in developing AI that can make sense of challenging group activities. A researcher analyzing reams of data. A traveler translating a foreign language. A student writing an essay. There are many ways that artificial…...
Higher learning
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (94+ words) Northeastern Global News Bike to the books Legal scholar elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Oakland, Silicon Valley graduates told degree is "not just a credential, it's a connection' Juliana Spahr wins Pulitzer for her latest poetry collection…...
Hands-on discovery
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (86+ words) Northeastern Global News Time to face off! Through sleet and syllabus Can two microbes work together to revolutionize biofuel? Could a servant and a nobleman marry in season four of Bridgerton? Jesse Jackson recalled for empathy, listening and Northeastern visits…...
How AI could speed treatment for patients with this deadly cancer
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (658+ words) A new AI tool from a Northeastern University researcher hopes to cut the testing time prior to treatment for a rare form of leukemia from a month down to a single night. Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is a rare…...
This brain-inspired hardware could make autonomous vehicles safer
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (574+ words) The researchers tested their vision system component in several simulation scenarios " including autonomous vehicle driving and robotic arm operations " to study its capacity to predict motion and track objects." Hop inside a robotaxi, cruising the streets of San Francisco or…...
New data tool boosts preparedness for potentially deadly flooding
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (1090+ words) A new tool spearheaded by Northeastern University interfaces with NOAA's National Water Model to deliver historic and forecasted flood data to community members involved in flood and emergency preparedness. When extreme weather strikes, the preparations of emergency planners can have…...
A week to build data skills
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) Love Data Week returns to Northeastern Feb. 9-13 with more than 35 sessions on data, AI and analytics, and a chance to earn a Data & AI Literacy badge. Whether you actively work with data or want to know more about good data…...
New research decodes hidden bias in health care LLMs
4+ mon, 1+ week 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
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (958+ words) The Net SI 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…...
With some help from AI, your next move can be predicted
4+ mon, 3+ week 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…...