Are AI detectors biased against non-native English writers? What the evidence shows
In 2023, one finding travelled further than almost any other piece of research on generative AI in education. Several detectors used to…
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How AI Scores English Language Tests, and What Human Examiners Still Do
Every year, millions of people take an English test to get into a university, obtain a visa or register for a profession. For most of the history of those tests, a trained human examiner read each…
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UK Student visa English language requirements explained, from SELT to university assessment
Two separate bodies check the English of an international student coming to Britain, and they apply different rules. The Home Office sets…
How Britain and Asia gamble compared across law, tradition and players
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Three ways to regulate AI in the UK, China and South Korea
Governments everywhere agree that artificial intelligence needs rules. They disagree sharply on what kind. The UK, China and South Korea…
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Every year, millions of people take an English test to get into a university, obtain a visa or register for a profession. For most of the history of those tests, a trained human examiner read each essay and listened to…
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Are AI detectors biased against non-native English writers? What the evidence shows
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How Britain and Asia gamble compared across law, tradition and players
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Three ways to regulate AI in the UK, China and South Korea
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Asian students and the economics of UK higher education
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