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Deanna Danger types an AI prompt into her computer as she uses the technology to assist in her tasks as an administrative assistant at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Deanna Danger uses AI to assist in her tasks as an administrative assistant at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Deanna Danger types an AI prompt into her computer as she uses the technology to assist in her tasks as an administrative assistant at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Deanna Danger types an AI prompt into her computer as she uses the technology to assist in her tasks as an administrative assistant at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)From left, Raytheon administrators Marianna Leonard, Holly Martineau, Lynn Ljunggren and Annemarie Downing workshop an AI exercise during "How To Use AI To Think and Influence at the Executive Level," an administrative training session, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Sydney Roth)Administrators discuss their use of AI during "How To Use AI To Think and Influence at the Executive Level," an administrative training session, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Sydney Roth)
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Deanna Danger types an AI prompt into her computer as she uses the technology to assist in her tasks as an administrative assistant at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)