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Josh Tyrangiel
Josh Tyrangiel is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of AI for Good. He was previously the editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and chief content officer for Bloomberg Media. A 12-time Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning producer, he created Vice News Tonight on HBO and has produced feature-length documentaries for HBO, Netflix, and Apple TV+. Most recently, Tyrangiel wrote a column for The Washington Post and served as executive producer—alongside Oprah Winfrey—of ABC’s AI and the Future of Us. He continues to produce television and documentaries.
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