Operations: Companies like x.ai are already achieving near-perfect automation of meeting scheduling. And in 2017 will likely become household names inside medium and large enterprises. Similarly, recruitment chatbots like Mya will screen candidates and handle all communication with prospective talent, Saving companies time & valuable resources in the talent acquisition process. Tools like Clarke.ai will dial into our conference calls and send a summarized outline with action-points and to-do lists to all the participants afterwards.

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