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British high school students protest the grades assigned to them by an AI tool that appeared to discriminate against those from working-class families. © Reuters

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AI failings spark doubt over new tech era

With tech at crossroads, will companies decide to benefit or exploit users?

RIHO NAGAO and TORU TSUNASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer
May 25, 2021 13:02 JST

TOKYO -- Swagatam Sen starts off his day in a way that most people might find strange.

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