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A higher tutor score, a worse lesson

In a preprint, a tutor met its teaching score more often. Yet 31 educators rated its responses worse after it repeated the same move.

Source: arXiv · Oct 8, 2026Read original source
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Governance & Safety

AI can refuse a request. Who sets the rules?

MIT Technology Review examines how AI refusals are trained. Safety rules can block harm, but they may also block valid questions.

MIT Technology Review · Oct 9, 2026
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Models & Capabilities

A human still watches the delivery drones

A Texas drone pilot checks flight conditions and steps in when the wind changes. One job profile cannot tell us what drones do to jobs overall.

MIT Technology Review · Oct 9, 2026
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Research & Science

An AI data tool keeps other questions in view

A preprint sketches a tool for exploring data through branching questions. Its plan is not evidence that users make better choices.

arXiv · Oct 8, 2026
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