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Local business leaders grapple with the utility of AI

In Silicon Valley, the epicenter of artificial intelligence, local businesses’ usage of the technology varies widely. One business leader who uses AI heavily says it has saved her ten hours of work week while other business owners said it’s not as relevant to work in the physical world.

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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Local business leaders grapple with the utility of AI, In Silicon Valley, the epicenter of artificial intelligence, local businesses’ usage of the technology varies widely. One business leader who uses AI heavily says it has saved her ten hours of work week while other business owners said it’s not as relevant to work in the physical world.

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Primary source: Local business leaders grapple with the utility of AI via Palo Alto Online. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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Local business leaders grapple with the utility of AIPalo Alto Online - 2026-05-21T22:06:31+00:00

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