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The Year in Tech, 2026
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The Year in Tech, 2026

by Harvard Business Review, Scott D. Anthony, Amy Webb, José Parra-Moyano, Christina Shim
October 2025
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
2h 18m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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4 WHY “LIVING INTELLIGENCE” IS THE NEXT BIG THING

by Amy Webb

Recently I was sitting across the table from the executive leadership team of a global health care services company, and I could tell by their body language that something was off. They’d invited me in to consult on their AI strategy, but they seemed defensive. The chief information officer, a sharp guy who’d clearly done his homework on emerging tech, launched into a detailed explanation of their new large language model. It was impressive, no doubt. This model automated their insanely complex data entry process—think mountains of handwritten patient forms and a chaotic mix of digital files—and consolidated everything into a single, coherent record. They’d spent well over a ...

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