Can AI answer the needs of smaller businesses?

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in Tennessee has convened an annual meeting of local business leaders since the 1800s, but the most recent gathering had a decidedly modern theme: artificial intelligence.

The goal was to demystify the technology for the chamber’s roughly 2,000 members, especially its small businesses.

“My sense is not that people are wary,” said Ralph Schulz, the chamber’s chief executive officer “They’re just unclear as to its potential use for them.”