AI-Powered

Definition

A marketing phrase meaning 'we added machine learning somewhere in the code' or 'we used ChatGPT', regardless of whether it actually improves anything.

Example Usage

Our new AI-powered toaster uses neural networks to analyze bread color, which is why it now costs $800 and is somehow worse than our old toaster.

Source: Tech industry marketing terminology

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