AI Is Killing the College Essay. Enter the “Video Essay”

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AI Is Killing the College Essay. Enter the “Video Essay”

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Technology@programming.devEnglish · 2 days ago

As AI makes essays unreliable, colleges are asking for video essays. But does this just give rich kids another leg up?

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