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Habib predicts AI will be able to run companies within five years

May Habib · Building the Easy Button for Generative AI | May Habib, CEO, Writer · Nov 21, 2024 · at 26:52

May Habib is the CEO of Writer, an enterprise generative AI platform. She discusses the rapid trajectory of autonomous enterprise AI tools.

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“This is AI that in three to five years is going to be able to run companies.”

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Assertion Not checkable as stated
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