skills

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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Yet Zhu's findings suggest that these concerns can sometimes motivate employees to learn new skills and use AI more effectively to strengthen their careers.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Such a game would seamlessly mold itself to individual players’ skills and tastes, constantly anticipating the narrative twists and visual landscapes that they would enjoy next.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Worries that artificial intelligence will be able to perform many of the skills graduates spent years honing are running high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Sydney doesn’t have your computer skills, so she can’t hack into the mainframe.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti