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Amanda Smith

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 17, 2026
Outlet visibility, for CNET
Top 50K sites
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Jul 21, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Amanda Smith

    I Used AI to Animate Old Family Photos. One Was Creepy, but the Other Was Heartwarming - CNET (opens the original)

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    I miss the time when things were more tangible. Photo albums, CDs, cameras and books. Nowadays, everything is centralized on one device or stored in the cloud, sometimes accidentally erased, not always owned by you and forever out of sight. But it’s this very technology that can also bring these memories and milestones back into focus, with a little help from AI. The hug your younger self photo was a fun example, but I wanted to take it further and animate some old photos to turn them into a gif

  2. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Amanda Smith

    This AI Agent Can Negotiate Bills for You – if It Doesn't Reject the Lower Offers - CNET (opens the original)

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    Negotiating better rates for recurring bills is one of those life admin tasks that never gets done. Even with prices going up each year, it’s easier just to stay where I am, especially when I’m in a busy season of life. (Aren’t we all?) But in this economy, even small savings are worth the effort. I’ve used AI to help draft negotiation scripts and identify places in my budget where there’s bloat, but I still had to make the phone calls myself. There’s nothing I despise more than spending my lunc

  3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Amanda Smith

    The Urgency to Close the AI Gender Divide Before It Affects the Pay Gap - CNET (opens the original)

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    Reese Witherspoon recently took to Instagram to lecture her millions of followers about how women aren’t using artificial intelligence enough. She concluded the video with a call to action to learn AI with her. Witherspoon received thousands of comments criticizing her for being tone-deaf regarding issues including the environmental impact, data center backlash and biases inherent to AI. Witherspoon is right — there is a growing gender divide with AI — but the response she received might be more

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