Function is back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, check out Reset from Vox and Recode.
Students across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really know how to write?
Links to resources discussed:
Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays
How I’m using AI to write my next novel
Featuring:
@SigalSamuel
@ToddFeathers
About Reset
Every story is a tech story. We live in a world where algorithms drive our interests, scientists are re-engineering our food supply, and a robot may be your next boss. Host Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why–and how–tech is changing everything.
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