Robots doing newsroom jobs no one wants

The Perfecting Equilibrium Digest, April 8-14, 2025

Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
For doing the jobs that nobody wants to
And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
For helping me escape, when I needed to
Thank you, thank you, thank you
I want to thank you
Please, thank you, oh-oh-oh, yeah

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