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AI teams struggle to find innovative applications beyond basic tools

A $20 billion company's AI team is struggling to find innovative applications for artificial intelligence, resorting to suggesting outdated methods like using SharePoint lists for project tracking and then employing CoPilot to summarize them. The author expresses frustration with the lack of creativity, noting that even basic tools like SharePoint, introduced in 2001, are being presented as AI advancements. AI

IMPACT Highlights a perceived stagnation in practical AI application development, suggesting a disconnect between investment and tangible innovation.

RANK_REASON The item expresses a personal opinion and frustration about the perceived lack of innovation in AI applications, rather than reporting on a specific event or development.

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AI teams struggle to find innovative applications beyond basic tools

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Holy crap nobody has any useful ideas for what to do with # AI ! My $20 billion company has an AI team whose job it is to show people how awesome AI can be and

    Holy crap nobody has any useful ideas for what to do with # AI ! My $20 billion company has an AI team whose job it is to show people how awesome AI can be and the best they can do is tell people to track projects using SharePoint lists and then use CoPilot to tell them what’s in…