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In a simple linear regression model y^=β0+β1x\hat{y} = \beta_0 + \beta_1 x, assume the error terms ϵi\epsilon_i satisfy the Gauss-Markov theorem assumptions, except for homoscedasticity. Specifically, Var(ϵi)=σ2xi2Var(\epsilon_i) = \sigma^2 x_i^2. What is the primary implication for the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimator β^1\hat{\beta}_1?