Opinion
In Praise of Boring AI
The flashiest AI demos get the headlines. The quiet, dependable features that save ten minutes a day are doing most of the real good.
Daniel Parker covers AI across industries for Token & Tell, from healthcare and finance to farming, sport and transport.

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