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  "id": 8084247,
  "title": "The first chatbot was a joke. Only the oligarchs are laughing now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-first-chatbot-was-a-joke-only-the-oligarchs-are-laughing-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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  "summary": "How do you respond creatively to something that steals, poorly replicates and arguably attempts to kill creativity itself? Eliza is my answer.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The first chatbot was a joke. Only the oligarchs are laughing now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-first-chatbot-was-a-joke-only-the-oligarchs-are-laughing-now-8084599",
        "published": "2026-09-17T19:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}