Building a Personal AI for the Messiness of Life: Sida Li

Creative Confidence Podcast by IDEO U

Jul 29, 202655:34Business

Most AI products today are built for work—a space with clear problems and established systems. One founder noticed a gap: personal life is messier, harder to systematize, and mostly left behind by the AI boom. So she bui...

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