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Allen Institute and University of Washington postdoctoral researcher Denis Turcu uses computational models to study how the ...

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As rampant AI use accelerates a crisis in education, University of California professors are pleading with leadership to reinstate college-entrance exams, The Wall Street Journal reports, claiming ...