Students marked down by algorithm
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
How students in England took to the streets to challenge their exam grades. Plus, the battle between Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, and Apple moves up a level. And we ask a commercial pilot how the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator compares to real flying. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporters Jane Wakefield and David Molloy. Produced by Jat Gill.
(Image: A-Level students protest outside 10 Downing St. in London over their automated exam grades, Credit: EPA).
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| 0:55.3 | I'm Rory Ketland-Jones, and this week, should we trust algorithms used by governments to make |
| 1:00.3 | vital decisions about their citizens? We'll be looking at the wider implications of a fiasco in the UK |
| 1:06.8 | over exam results. Apple versus Fortnite, as the Titan of Tech |
| 1:12.6 | clashes with the makers of the world's hottest game, |
| 1:15.6 | who will come out on top. |
| 1:17.7 | And as millions take to the skies in a new flight simulation game, |
| 1:21.9 | an airline pilot explains why he enjoys spending time |
| 1:25.1 | in a virtual cockpit, as well as a real one. |
| 1:28.7 | I'm joined this week by BBC Technology reporter Jane Wakefield. |
| 1:31.9 | Jane, how's your week be? |
| 1:33.9 | It's been actually quite quiet for a working week, |
| 1:38.4 | but you never know what's lying around the corner. |
| 1:40.7 | So I'm sure this is the highlight, obviously, of my week. |
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