{"id":34101,"date":"2026-02-16T11:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/?page_id=34101"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:33:02","slug":"putting-ai-in-perspective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perils of Polarization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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