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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Martyn Landi

More than 100 AI trials to boost small-business productivity launched

Each of the projects would receive a share of £7 million in Government funding to help test the technology (Henry Nicholls/PA) - (PA Wire)

Some 120 projects trialling how AI could help small businesses be more productive have been launched by the Government in its first wave of initiatives to use the technology to boost the economy.

The projects include an AI tool that can predict potholes before they appear, another which can anticipate where mould is likely to grow in buildings and another being trialled at a bakery aimed at cutting food waste.

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