In his annual address to the faculty senate Sept. 17, President Joseph E. Aoun spoke on the future of learning and artificial intelligence, or AI, emphasizing how AI has prompted the university to redesign its curriculum and research to embrace the technology as a learning “companion” rather than a “substitute.”
The Student Government Association, or SGA, created an artificial intelligence advisory board at the start of the fall semester, charged with communicating the student body’s thoughts on AI to university administration.
The new board, which Northeastern administrators suggested,...
A May 14 article published by The New York Times drew sudden attention to Northeastern’s artificial intelligence policies, spurring widespread public debate about the extent to which AI should be used in college classrooms.
The Times’ piece detailed how Northeastern...
In the age of artificial intelligence-generated artwork and ChatGPT-ed assignments, AI is often criticized for reducing the need for human work. Yet, Northeastern’s Civic A.I. Lab, directed by Saiph Savage, assistant professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, is...
Over the past 10 years, artificial intelligence has gone from a distant, futuristic concept to a tool used in everyday life.
In 2014, Generative Adversarial Networks were invented, enabling “realistic-looking AI-generated images and videos." Two years later, Sophia the...
Previously, students struggling with their calculus homework would have to rely on class notes, scour the internet for solutions or wait until the next office hours. However, with the advent of “Ada,” this drawn-out confusion may become a thing of the past at Northeastern.
Artificial...
“AI is our reality now,” according to Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun.
Aoun, a longtime proponent of transforming higher education to prepare for the impacts of artificial intelligence on humankind, argued for an approach to college education that places more emphasis...
In the fifth episode of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about two recent stories. Staff writer Zoe MacDiarmid dissects the ambiguity of Northeastern's policies on students' use of AI in academics. Staff writer Gitana Savage shines light on...
Game design professor Chris Barney was used to scrutinizing his students’ assignment submissions. He used Canvas’ built-in plagiarism checker and occasionally checked manually for telltale signs of plagiarism. But in the past year and a half, Barney has had to inspect assignments...
