AI INDUSTRY SHIFTS FOCUS TO WHAT USERS ACTUALLY WANT
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Tech companies are recalibrating AI agent development away from what models can technically do toward features regular consumers actually need. The realization marks a turning point in how the industry approaches mainstream AI adoption.
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