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From ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning

  • Written by Rhona Trauvitch, Associate Teaching Professor of English, Florida International University
From ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaningThe power of putting basic elements in just the right order is key to both Jewish mysticism and computer coding.WhataWin/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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