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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally, I think that using AI to read essays is a terrible development. Too subjective.

Setting that aside, I still think that the problem with AI is the post-review shaping of the class algorithm from the college's enrollment management consultant. Intuitively, I think their models are likely crap. They think certain variables mean things that they don't, they weight them wrong, etc.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter that the algorithm is unfair if they end up with the class that they want. And thus, we have OP's title, that certain kids are getting screwed by those algorithms. A hard truth to swallow.

I don't remember if it was this thread or a different one that talked about leaking. One day that will happen, or someone will figure it out, though I suspect that some of the key variables will not be items that can be easily changed/gamed.[/quote]

I think it depends on how it’s used. I do think certain kids will be institutionally disadvantaged by these new developments. Likely kids in oversubscribed majors and from large public high schools where there are dozens and dozens of applicants a year.[/quote]

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