An AI sign is displayed during the MWC (Mobile World Congress), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona on March 3, 2025. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty ImagesFor many companies, artificial intelligence (AI) systems are supposed to streamline operations, cut costs, and unlock new revenue...
|February 08, 2026Updated:February 08, 2026For years, artificial intelligence (AI) startups have been pitched as the vehicles of the next productivity boom.But as product delivery lags behind the hype, some AI companies are slipping into a quieter, more troubling category: startups that are functional but no...