A.I. use is still rising globally, but most firms' tech isn't yet close to 'real' intelligence

Every time someone asks a smart fridge to remind them to pick up milk, they’re helping lay the groundwork for what’s expected to be a $100 billion world-changing industry. A fridge’s artificial intelligence (AI) digests the user’s words, running them through machine-learning software, which gets smarter every time you talk to it, said Dorando Doo, senior vice president at iFlytek, a Chinese AI firm. As the fridge’s software gets smarter, it’ll help inform a wide range of other AI systems.
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