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The AI graveyard: TechCrunch roundup of AI projects and startups that shut down or missed expectations

TechCrunch AI publishes a running list of AI projects and startups that have shut down or fallen short of expectations, citing examples such as Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI efforts and OpenAI's problematic 'super app' launch. The piece catalogs recent failures and setbacks in the AI space without claiming to be exhaustive.

KEY POINTS

  1. TechCrunch AI publishes a running list of AI projects and startups that have shut down or fallen short of expectations, citing examples such as Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI efforts and OpenAI's problematic 'super app' launch.
  2. The piece catalogs recent failures and setbacks in the AI space without claiming to be exhaustive.
  3. Tracking high-profile failures and missed expectations helps signal technical, product and market risks in the fast-moving AI sector.

WHY IT MATTERS

Tracking high-profile failures and missed expectations helps signal technical, product and market risks in the fast-moving AI sector.

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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it

Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool built as an alternative to Zapier, shut down entirely on Monday. The product let users automate email and task workflows using AI agents, but as OpenAI, Google, and other larger platforms built similar automation directly into their own tools, five-year-old Relay struggled to hold on to a reason to exist as a stand-alone product. Relay — a startup outpaced by bigger plat…

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