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Texas recently became the second state to pass a law banning algorithmic discrimination — that is, sanctioning operators of AI systems if those systems unfairly, for example, deny you a bank loan, a second job interview, or an insurance policy.—
Adam Goldstein,
National Review,
21 July 2025 -
The Trump administration has withheld government funding from Harvard and Columbia, among others, citing allegations of racial discrimination in admissions and antisemitism on campus.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
21 July 2025
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Some agency officials have voiced concerns about the accuracy of the tool’s legal interpretations.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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So far, measurements have found no difference between the two to an accuracy of 1.5 parts in a billion.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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Visitors will learn how that experience influenced his lifelong interest in capturing the clothing, gestures, and style of his subjects with precision.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The wine cellar is stacked like an old-money Bond villain’s dream: over 1,000 bottles, big on rare Burgundies and Old World precision.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Selectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectivity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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