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Victoria is a U.S. Air Force veteran who has been writing in various genres for over 20 years. In addition to this column, Victoria is also the Health Technology Examiner, and a Feature Writer on the topic of Artificial Intelligence for Suite101, an online magazine. She currently holds an Associate's Degree in Information Systems, a Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology, and a Master's of Science in Information Technology from San Francisco's Golden Gate University.

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