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     <i>A collection of awesome AI projects</i>
     <br />
     <i>An effort to increase visibility and reach for the awesome AI projects out there</i>
+    <br />    
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+
+<div align="center">
+    <sup>Status</sup>
+    <br />
+    <a href="https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis">
+        <img alt="Number of AI Projects" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=Number%20of%20AI%20Projects&color=informational&style=flat-square&label=846" />
+    </a>
+</div>
+
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+
 <div align="center">    
     <a href="CONTRIBUTING.md">Contributing Guide</a> • 
     <a href="LICENSE">License</a>