I really would not be surprised that they've been replaced by AI. Medium doesn't like to have paid staff. Speaking of staff, Jules pointed out to me that many staff picks don't employ proper title casing. She asked me how that can be when they stress title case as a distribution criteria, which pubs therefore require, and I favor. I replied with my coined, "I can't make sense out of nonsense." I suggested she write about it in that all about M pub but that rant may be more up your alley.