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AI can generate code, summarize documents, classify content, detect patterns, automate workflows, and help teams move faster. Art+Logic’s AI software development work is built around that promise: bringing AI into real-world applications that solve complex problems, extract insight, and create software that learns, adapts, and improves.",{"type":24,"tag":25,"props":41,"children":42},{},[43],{"type":29,"value":44},"But a real-world AI product is not a demo. 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