If you’re already tired of the AI hype, you might want to turn up the volume on your earbuds. Judging by all the grand pronouncements and corridor chatter about AI at Europe’s splashiest tech events last week, we ain't heard nothing yet.

The world is still crazy about AI
If you're bored of hearing about AI, we have some bad news for you
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John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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