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A Brown University undergraduate has mapped the hidden global labor force that powers AI, revealing that many workers in the Global South are paid low wages for the work that enables algorithmic systems. The research highlights the often-unseen human cost behind AI.

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University of Leeds spinout adsilico has raised £10 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-powered simulation technology for assessing medical device performance across diverse virtual patients.

UC Berkeley math professor and Fields medalist Richard Borcherds no longer grades homework, citing unavoidable student AI use that consistently achieves top scores. He sees 'no point' in paying readers to grade for correctness, raising questions about the future of mathematics education.

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