AI washing may frustrate investors as they miss out on funding and real genuine projects Image: Marc Asensio/NurPhoto/IMAGO Imagine this: You want to buy the latest vacuum cleaner, you go to your favorite online store and begin to scroll through your mobile. Then, you see a product that claims it is powered by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which makes it sound super high tech and smart. But really, it just has a simple sensor button to make sure it doesn’t bump into furniture. Nothing special or groundbreaking. That’s AI washing. It means making products sound way cooler or smarter by claiming they have AI when they are just doing regular stuff. Why is AI washing a problem? First of all, real AI innovation can get buried under all […]
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