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Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow and return to his burrow this year, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter? Will anyone even watch the Groundhog Day tradition, with Super Bowl LIV dominating media airwaves from on Feb. 2?
It turns out the 133-year-old ritual is threatened by more than the popularity of America’s championship football game. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club a letter, asking the group to retire the ceremony’s use of a live groundhog in favor of artificial intelligence technology.