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Universities today rely on digital infrastructure to function. When that infrastructure is controlled by profit-driven tech giants, scientific autonomy and academic freedom are put at risk. We bring this issue to the surface by tracking news and scientific literature on FOSS adoption in universities, and by documenting the harms of proprietary lock-in.

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  1. Study of 500k+ university grades (2018–2025) found that after ChatGPT launched, courses with AI-friendly tasks like writing and coding saw A grades rise by 13 percentage points (~30% above 2022 levels). Biggest jumps came where homework counted most, suggesting AI may be replacing student work rather than improving learning.

    escholarship.org/uc/item/80x8d

  2. somo.nl/presenting-the-big-tec

    SOMO’s ‘Big Tech Lobby Playbook’ series explores the tools and tactics of Big Tech’s global influence over law and policymaking.

  3. msn.com/en-us/money/careersand

    Anthropic has struck a deal to help redesign the computer-coding curricula taught in hundreds of community and state colleges, revving up the race among tech companies to get their AI tools into the hands of the next generation of American workers.