Neural Dynamics Lab scientists developed “eGoT,” an algorithm that teaches AI to synthesize knowledge across domains and hallucinate less. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityEver notice how chatbots often insist on making up an answer instead of admitting defeat? Headed by the lab’s machine learning engineer Nihar Sanda, a group of researchers found a way to teach AI to dig deeper. – Ayan Paul, Research Associate Professor, poses for a portrait on July 15, 2026. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityIn a paper that appeared in Bioinformatics in July, the team presented an algorithm called eGoT.