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    11 февр. 2026 г.
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    Lena and Miles cut through the confusion around artificial intelligence, exploring what AI actually is versus what we think it is, and why understanding this distinction matters for everyone navigating our AI-powered world.

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    The companies seeing great results are typically those that have identified specific, well-defined problems that current AI can solve. They're not trying to build artificial general intelligence—they're using narrow AI for targeted applications.

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