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Many AI coding tools create an “illusion of progress.”
Sara Altman & Simon Couch explain why AI for data science should do more than generate answers—it should help analysts understand their data, audit code, make better decisions.
https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/podcast-episode-30
Featured this week on What's New in R:
✅ A package for compositing ggplot graphics into images
✅ Posit announced their new AI tooling for Positron and RStudio
✅ A practical guide to map projections in R
Read: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/whats-new-in-r-june-8-2026
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Most coding assistants treat data quality as a speed bump. Posit Assitant, Posit's new AI agent, takes a different approach.
@sara-altman.bsky.social and @simonpcouch.com discuss it in our latest episode.
https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/06/podcast-episode-30
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Featured on What's New in R this week:
✅ A blind taste tests for decaf coffee
✅ A better way to view your data using {dataviewR}
✅ A Quarto extension that lets you draw on your slides while presenting
https://rfortherestofus.com/blog/whats-new-in-r-june-1-2026
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Featured on What's New in R this week:
✅ The {realtalk} package for accessing US price indexes in R
✅ A deep dive into atmospheric light simulation for 3D visualizations
✅ {FakeDataR}, a package for generating synthetic data to safely share with AI assistants
Read more: buff.ly/sTOfyrH
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Featured on this week's What's New in R:
✅ @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social demos a Claude Code skill for generating Quarto alt text
✅ @albertrapp.bsky.social’s video on automating serverless dashboards
✅ How @kjhealy.co used Quarto for his data viz book
Read the issue: buff.ly/hjp7fYc
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This week on What's New in R, we're featuring:
✅ @richmeister.bsky.social’s guide to making beautiful tables with {gt}
✅ Tutorial by @nrennie.bsky.social on interactive beeswarm charts
✅ How an R user is building a data infrastructure for Kenyan baseball
Read the issue: buff.ly/XGe8gx3
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This week on What's New in R:
✅ An introduction to Posit AI for RStudio
✅ 2nd edition of @kjhealy.co’s Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction book
✅ Quarto extension built by @ellakaye.co.uk for displaying times in readers’ local time zones.
Read the issue: buff.ly/3I1H2dz
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