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The Mop-Up #3: MoP Fixes the News Business
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MoP #6: The Murky and Evolving Ethics of AI
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MoP #5: The Future of AI News Can Be Found In the Past
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Ironically, I’m writing this particular post in the default 'notes' app on Mac.
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MoP #4: Believing in Spite of Everything, With Mike Fisher
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A Primer on Paper: The New Media Machines
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