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From AI agent hype to practicality: Why enterprises must consider fit over flash

VentureBeat

As we step fully into the era of autonomous transformation, AI agents are transforming how businesses operate and create value. But with hundreds of vendors claiming to offer AI agents, how do we cut through the hype and understand what these systems can truly accomplish and, more importantly,

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DeepMind has detailed all the ways AGI could wreck the world

Ars Technica

As AI hype permeates the Internet, tech and business leaders are already looking toward the next step. AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to a machine with human-like intelligence and capabilities. Unfortunately, we don't have anything as elegant as Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.

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Chasing hype is human nature: The tyranny of startup trends

TechCrunch

Victor Echevarria is a partner at Jackson Square Ventures , where he invests in early-stage software businesses. I think it’s important that we explicitly discuss something that every VC instinctively knows: The hype around a given business or category has become a form of bias for investors and founders when vetting ideas to pursue.

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Don’t use Sam Altman and AI hype in the same sentence

TechCrunch

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Busy few weeks, yeah? Don’t use Sam Altman and AI hype in the same sentence by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch Just kidding. More on the trend here.)

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A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype

TechCrunch

Rather, this piece will focus on fintech ideas that received some degree of initial hype and momentum, but ultimately did not live up to their promise. Within a few years, the firms that offered this service (such as Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep and SigFig) had all pivoted to a different business model.

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Amid the AI hype, don’t forget about no-code

TechCrunch

AI tooling could operate as a second brain of sorts for the digitally busy, and no-code services may allow nondevelopers to build the tools they need to complete their work. Amid the AI hype, don’t forget about no-code by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

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The upcoming TripActions IPO has us hype

TechCrunch

The pandemic didn’t help its business right away — in fact, it roughed it up a little. But the company shook up its model, expanding its product mix in the process , and now, with business travel coming back, is apparently satisfied with its results to the point where an IPO is in the cards. TripActions is different.

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