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“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public

Tamanna M. Shah on November 4, 2025

When I first designed an assignment called Seeing with the Machines, I wanted students to move beyond using artificial intelligence … Read More

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“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public

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