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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    AI could upend $3 billion college application industry

    AI could make human college counselors obsolete. But it may help students and families who can’t afford a higher education coach.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 28, 2024 • 1 min read

    AI could make human college counselors obsolete. But it may help students and families who can’t afford a higher education coach.

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    4. 37:18Faces are more subjective than you think: Lessons from a rare disorder
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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Facial distortion, genocide in Gaza, future of salmon after dam removal
    1. 0:00Prominent genocide scholar reevaluates the situation in Gaza
    2. 14:46AI could upend $3 billion college application industryYou’re reading this
    3. 27:53How much salmon will return to Klamath River after dam removal?
    4. 37:18Faces are more subjective than you think: Lessons from a rare disorder
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