TOP 8 AI PROJECTS THAT BOMBED

Builder.ai

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Byju's

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Google Bard

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Meta Reality Labs

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IBM Watson Health

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Amazon "Just Walk Out"

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Microsoft Tay Chatbot

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WeWork

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