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AI will affect nearly every company without defining every category
AI will affect nearly every company without defining every category
Gurley expects AI usage to become widespread across businesses but says companies can still belong primarily to categories such as defense, energy, or other industries rather than being AI-first.
- Speaker
- Bill Gurley
- Topic
- AI Industry Impact
- Source timestamp
- 13:46
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