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AI is a tool and using it well takes skill

SteadyVane has taken 9 readings of AI is a tool and using it well takes skill since Oct 12, 2026: 77 points at the first reading, 660 at the latest (+583). Its biggest one-day gain was +559 on Oct 13, 2026.

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first seen points

660

peak points

660

latest points

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first seen 32 h ago · last seen 54 min ago · published 33 h ago

Day by day

Day (UTC)	points	Change
Oct 14, 2026	660	+24
Oct 13, 2026	636	+559
Oct 12, 2026	77	0

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

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