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Bias in AI and the Decline of Literacy

This chapter examines the impact of data sources and labeler demographics on bias in large language models, highlighting challenges in impartiality on sensitive issues. It also addresses a troubling decline in literacy among students, linking reduced reading rates to social mobility and political engagement.

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