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Good morning. The use case for AI is not always obvious in the here and now. Sixty-nine percent of the customers surveyed in Autodesk’s latest State of Design and Make report said they think AI is going to enhance their industry—but that’s actually a 12% drop from 2024. (A higher number did say they need to hire people with AI skills.)