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The Future of AI: Flexibility in Data Management and Vendor Lock-In
Unresolved forecast: AI companies will adapt to competitive pressures by enhancing data import and export flexibility, thus avoiding vendor lock-in.
The Claim
I do believe that there's ways you can just export and [clears throat] import into whatever new solution you wanted to do. Happens with most companies. ... And these corporations, these AI companies, are getting much more flexible.
Unresolved forecast: AI companies will adapt to competitive pressures by enhancing data import and export flexibility, thus avoiding vendor lock-in.
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