literate

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But he also recognises security and privacy issues and the dangers that those "who are not digitally literate can easily be scammed".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Mr. Greenberg, who won a Tony for “Take Me Out,” was among the smartest and most literate playwrights of his generation, certainly wise enough to understand the sturdy strength of Barry’s structure and plotting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

A lot of people who claim to be AI literate merely produce “workslop”—generic, low-quality material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

"I am a blue badge holder and I have to pay because I am not computer literate," he says, arguing that "you have to jump through hoops to get this discount".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Of course, the society that they created was not a literate, food-producing, industrial democracy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond