Artificial intelligence in business: an explainer
Training machines to carry out human tasks will bring more efficiencies, job losses and risks. Here, FT journalists explain the potential of generative and God-like AI and the likely impact on industry sectors, in Q&As and graphics Supported by InfosysArtificial intelligence
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