Can AI help with the chaos of family life? Avni Patel Thompson

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May 8, 202500:08:29Education

Tech innovator Avni Patel Thompson designed an app to shield busy parents from the chaos of scheduling school pickups, coordinating playdates, planning birthday parties and more — but as the product developed, something...

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