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Tyler Dukes

@mtdukes.bsky.social
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Knight Chair of Journalism & Technology, University of Florida. Former AI innovation in journalism at McClatchy. Former News & Observer I-team. 2017 Nieman Fellow. Powered by gas station coffee and eastern NC barbecue.

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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 8h
Cutting Local Journalists, McClatchy Embraces AI Content www.techpolicy.press/cutting-loca...
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Cutting Local Journalists, McClatchy Embraces AI Content
Reporters at McClatchy newspapers across the US are concerned that the company's pivot to AI spells trouble for local journalism, reports Chris Mills Rodrigo.
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404 Media @404media.co · 9h
Body cam footage obtained by 404 Media reveals the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the system has turned otherwise mundane traffic stops into interrogations for drivers. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social scopp here: www.404media.co/watch-footag...
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NPR @npr.org · 13h
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach. n.pr/47GwCHc
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Flock is catching flak. Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisome
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Most US voters think President Donald Trump's administration and Congress are not taking the risks of AI seriously enough and want the government to ​write new regulations for the technology, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/most-u...
bar chart showing most voters believe US leaders aren't taking the risks of AI seriously
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 07/10/2026
you love to see it
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That'll be the "rouge AI" we've heard so much about
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
David J Rush used his job at spy agency to acquire Florida real estate and gold bars worth tens of millions of dollars
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Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to using position and government funds to enrich himself
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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications @ufjschool.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bloomberg News and ProPublica are the winners of the 2026 University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism, presented by the Online News Association. Read More: www.jou.ufl.edu/2026/10/02/bloomber…
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Bloomberg News and ProPublica win ONA’s 2026 UF Investigative Data Journalism Award
Bloomberg News and ProPublica are the winners of the 2026 University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism, presented by the Online News
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What in the actual hell.
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame a Fox News star. So do two former Fox high risk security consultants. My story: www.npr.org/2026/10/04/n...
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She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter
The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 03/10/2026
NEW: After we investigated a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills that churn out garbage using fake journalists and subject matter experts, Google has officially cracked down on the scheme: futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Google Updates Guidelines to Punish Sites That Use Fake Bylines and AI-Generated Headshots
Google has updated its guidelines to forbid the use of fake bylines, AI-generated headshots, and other acts of "deception."
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We asked dozens of librarians about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Forget the Shushing. Librarians Have a Whole Lot to Say.
We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.
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Irene De la Torre Arenas @inari-ta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: AI agents are rewriting the economics of computing AI agents can plan and execute complex work with limited human oversight. But this autonomy also makes AI costs harder to predict. Our new visual story explains what tokens are, and why agentic AI is driving an explosion in their use.
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Center for Media Engagement - UT Austin @engagingnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What makes people trust answers from systems they don’t fully understand? @TheConversation explores the parallels between AI chatbots and ancient oracles—and how the opacity behind AI-generated answers may shape the authority people give them.
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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An appeals court upheld Thomson Reuters’ win against Ross Intelligence, rejecting fair use for AI training in a first-of-its-kind appeals ruling. 
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Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win
On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross Intelligence. The ruling marks the first federal appeals case to reject a fair use argument for using publi...
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
But LLMs are, to this day, still well enough understood as stochastic parrots. It's an accurate description of the technology. Many AI models involve more than LLMs, as fellow co-author Margaret Mitchell pointed out, but it's *still* a useful critical framework for understanding AI's limits.
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No, “AI” is not a Stochastic Parrot 🦜
I’ve recently come across a new flavor of AI denialism making the rounds.
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 02/10/2026
Interested in becoming a local public radio news reporter? WUNC News is seeking a politics reporter to report and tell the stories of power dynamics across multiple layers of government. Deadline to apply is Oct. 21. www.wunc.org/wunc-jobs
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WUNC Jobs
Work with us at WUNC! Join us in our mission to provide high-quality news, cultural and entertainment content to create a more informed and engaged community in the the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill regi...
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Alex DeLuca @alexldeluca21.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New: A Florida county discovered Flock cameras along its roads that officials didn’t know were there. No one has publicly claimed them. Who has operated them — and who has had access to their data — remains a mystery. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
we've seen how important student journalism can be with the reporting by the Cornell Daily Sun. but schools around the country regularly censor student journalists. (often illegally!) we have public records that show how this happens: www.404media.co/how-schools-...
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How Schools and Universities Try to Censor Student Journalists
As the Cornell 7 case highlights the importance of student journalism, public records reveal how schools try to censor on-campus news outlets.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Really cool exploration of the work here from the NYT: Epstein Files Engine: Agentic Search for Investigative Journalism (via @kleinmatic.bsky.social) arxiv.org/pdf/2609.30611
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030. trib.al/m96Iu6U
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COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)
The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030.
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 30/09/2026
A weekend incident in which a Flock camera search led Lexington police to surround the wrong home has sparked widespread online criticism of the city’s use of the surveillance technology.
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Flock search that led Lexington police to surround wrong home intensifies debate over the tech
Resident Will Penn posted doorbell camera footage to Facebook after the incident. It's since been shared thousands of times.
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Jennifer Weeks @jenniferweeks83.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You go, Cornell journalists www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Alberto Cairo @albertocairo.com · 28/09/2026
Lovely and deep visual op-ed by Giorgia Lupi: "A.I. is a different kind of technology, because it can deliver an end result before creative thinking has happened at all" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)
Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Love this.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/09/2026
Analysis: Federal agencies are embarking on a possibly game-changing project to speed up the handling of FOIA requests by using artificial intelligence to turbocharge redactions.
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Analysis | The government is enlisting AI to help decide what public records you get to see
The Department of Homeland Security says it will use the technology to “revolutionize” how the agency handles redactions.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh no.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nikole Hannah Jones will be interviewed by her daughter for an episode of “This American Life” airing on September 27 at 7pm CT
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The Argument - This American Life
Ten years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote an essay about her decision to send her daughter to a segregated, low-income school. The essay was influential on parents and policymakers, and Nikole spent a ...
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Follow up: “Define ‘we.’ Does that mean you, too, Jensen?”
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The Verge @theverge.com · 24/09/2026
In this new era of surveillance, tech companies want every single average person to be responsible for spotting the subtle signs that they’re being spied on — like a tiny, blinking red light on Meta smart glasses. www.theverge.com/tech/999889/...
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This really isn’t how consent works. All of these are after the fact and require some action from the people who are already being recorded / listened to, rather than them being able to say ‘no’ before a recording begins.
— Chris Gilliard, an independent privacy researcher and author of Luxury Surveillance
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Chris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interested in the social impact of AI? Consider applying for this new post-doc at Duke's Society-Centered AI Initiative: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32805
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Duke University, Social Science Research Institute
Job #AJO32805, Postdoctoral Associate, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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Jolynn Dellinger @mindingprivacy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Super intelligence”? Really?
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Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners: That's So Fetch!
ALT: Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners: That's So Fetch!
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 23/09/2026
nathan fielder: you're a real PNG file, right?

Elizabeth Holmes on a gray checked background looking totally full of shit:
why would I decieve you?
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A full prof at UChicago…
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One professor’s AI-assisted output: 200 papers and 14 books this year
An online platform removed 257 papers written or co-written by the University of Chicago’s Nicholas Polson after other academics raised questions.
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration after the president banned them from the White House. cnn.it/4cXFIma
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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026
NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.
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Statement on White House bans from Tommy Evans, NPR's Editor in Chief
NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.
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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pray they don’t alter it any further…
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Dylan Freedman @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com · 17/09/2026
A short little piece on a subject that's finally sufficiently in the public interest to write about: A.I. alignment. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/s...
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What Happens When A.I. Stops Doing What Humans Want? (Gift Article)
“Alignment” is the science of teaching A.I. to do what is in line with human preferences, ethics and judgment. But, at times, the systems have gone rogue.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW: Flock is offering employees "generous" buyouts as communities across the US push back against the surveillance camera network, @wired.com has learned. @peard33.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social with the scoop: www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 18/09/2026
It’s difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People’s House for criticizing the government. These outrageous attacks only show how scared he is of an informed public. Our statement:
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FPF comments on Trump’s media ban announcement
The president’s latest attempt to punish the press is unconstitutional and just plain dumb
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Maria BOO!stillos @mariabustillos.com · 18/09/2026
Another must-read from @ftrain.com, a profoundly informed (and undeceived) writer on all things A.I. (n.b. Paul is an Ellie award-winning writer, an entrepreneur and businessman, an insightful theorist of the internet of the olden time, etc. etc.) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
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Opinion | A.I. Slopware Is Everywhere Now. Nobody Is Using It. (Gift Article)
Just because A.I. is revolutionizing coding, doesn’t mean it will automatically revolutionize our apps.
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