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A Northeastern professor’s robotic boats are exploring the Arctic
Professor Hanu Singh's robots do what human researchers can’t — or what they ought not to, he said. -
AI is taking off in classrooms. Here's how one Boston teacher is using it.
More teachers are using AI tools to prepare for class or assist student learning. GBH sent a reporter into one of those classrooms to see what it's like. -
Some Americans are saying no to smart devices and embracing digital minimalism
From smartphones and smartwatches to facial recognition and doorbell cameras, some Americans feel overwhelmed by the amount of technology in their lives. -
How one Boston-area teacher uses AI in the classroom
It's something students will have to learn how to use, Peabody Public Schools teacher Erika Sandstorm said. -
Four teens hacked the MBTA for free rides. The agency says they're listening
Since three MIT students hacked the MBTA in 2008, the students say not much has changed. -
Family of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement in lawsuit against Thermo Fisher
The biotech company profited from selling her stolen HeLa cells, the family alleged. -
AI could be 'outsourcing our thinking to a machine,' says Harvard writing coach
Jane Rosenzweig has concerns about AI writing assistants. -
Rep. Seth Moulton: unregulated AI in the military could be as dangerous as nuclear weapons
Moulton calls for regulating the technology now. -
Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do
On Tuesday, a Senate panel will hold a hearing to consider new oversight of the technology. -
Will Beacon Hill rein in AI?
Skepticism about the power of automated decision-making is percolating at the State House.