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COMPANIES REBRAND AUTOMATION AS AI TO CHASE HYPE

UK firms are stretching the definition of artificial intelligence to rebrand themselves as tech-focused, according to PR executives. Communications professionals report that bosses across low-tech industries are pressuring them to present ordinary automation as AI expertise.

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PR executives say UK companies are forcing them to present ordinary automation as artificial intelligence UK companies…

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