The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
Many AI projects and startups have failed to succeed, resulting in an "AI graveyard." Character.ai, a chatbot platform, filed for bankruptcy just five years after launching. Privacy-focused AI assistant Ollie announced its shutdown recently. S&P Global Market Intelligence reports that about 42% of AI initiatives are abandoned by their corporate parents. Reasons for failure include insufficient funding, technical challenges, competition, difficulty scaling, or weak user demand.
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