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Latin America’s scientific culture can help build stronger institutions and a more just account of where knowledge comes from.

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A core design feature of two funding programs allows them to serve diverse missions across the federal innovation system.

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Oversight of artificial intelligence is largely built on benchmarks that fail to capture how models have learned to “perform for the test.” A better system would govern through learning and inquiry.