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Why markdown is becoming the default language between search data and AI models

Across the infrastructure layer that powers AI applications, Markdown has been emerging as a new standard. More providers are turning to it as the default output for anything a model needs to read, and moving beyond JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the go-to, one-size-fits-all format.

Why markdown is becoming the default language between search data and AI models

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Across the infrastructure layer that powers AI applications, Markdown has been emerging as a new standard.

More providers are turning to it as the default output for anything a model needs to read, and moving beyond JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the go-to, one-size-fits-all format.

This real, ongoing shift reflects how large language models are trained, […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Across the infrastructure layer that powers AI applications, Markdown has been emerging as a new standard. More providers are turning to it as the default output for anything a model needs to read, and moving beyond JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the go-to, one-size-fits-all format. This real, ongoing shift reflects how large language models are trained, […] This story continues at The Next Web

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