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June 16, 2025

The world is still crazy about AI

If you're bored of hearing about AI, we have some bad news for you

John Thornhill

4 min read

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.

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s editorial director and cofounder. He is also innovation editor of the Financial Times, and tweets from @johnthornhillft

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