Marketing
September 24, 2026
AI experience with fewer users could generate highly engaged interactions in which consumers spend significant time actively explaining their needs. Image credit: AI rendition in Shutterstock
{"ct":"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","iv":"8361509842063eb453a1b0920b0b8148","s":"e92928c097abd11b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here