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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…
By Imogen Thackray
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Analysis of how governments, businesses and societies respond to emerging technologies. Topics include artificial intelligence regulation, digital infrastructure, data governance and the policy choices shaping technology in the UK and Asia.
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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…
By Imogen Thackray
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How Britain and Asia gamble compared across law, tradition and players
Britain and Asia approach gambling from opposite ends. Great Britain has built one of the world's largest and most open regulated markets,…
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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…
By Imogen Thackray