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When students turn to artificial intelligence to do assignments, it’s usually to do the work easier, faster and, to the chagrin of educators, with less brain power.

But on Sunday, he’ll take on one of the most daunting assignments of his career.

He checks in with his managers before logging off for the day, and lets them know he’ll address any unfinished assignments first thing in the morning.

Facing the three big southern hemisphere teams is a difficult autumn assignment but Ireland are third in the rankings and with enough points to stay in the top six.

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It is a tough ask for a coach to put the pieces of a scarred team back together and take them to a 50-over World Cup in India as a first major assignment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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