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something being powered by "AI" is actually not that strong of a selling point to most normal people. I've seen several ads that say "try <thing>, now powered with AI". To me, most people don't want to use something just because it's powered by AI. It's almost like bragging about automated phone systems: "Call our customer service, now powered by automated machines!".

Ask HN: What's stopping you from automating your business processes?

Are you still performing manual processes across teams? Emailing backing and forth? Why haven't you automated these things using zapier or some workflow process software?Curious because most companies I join still do a ton of things manually. My guess is it's just due to non-technical managers, or no one's taken initiative, or job security. Thoughts?

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Re:Ask HN: 250MM Acquisition Instead of $10MM? on Thursday September 16, 2021 @02:48PM (#28555610)
Accounting, Corporate Finance
Are you suggesting that the profile for hackers isn't "white male"? Or are you just trying to ham-fist "cops are racist" into the convo?

Ask HN: Product feedback: “state machine as a service”?

I frequently run into the problem of "lifecycle management" for various entities.In short, when some "thing" is created in our system e.g. an "order", "user" etc... there is a semi-automated song and dance commenced between customer service, customers, and community members, over the course of days or weeks...For example:- Order lifecycle: New, Awaiting Shipment, Pending cancellation, Awaiting...

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