The Accidental Tech Boom — What AI’s Gaming Origins Can Teach Entrepreneurs About Business Breakthroughs

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In business, the most transformative innovations often come from the most unexpected places. The internet was a defense project before it revolutionized commerce. Text messaging was a byproduct of engineers testing cell networks before it became a global communication tool. And artificial intelligence (AI), the defining technology of our time, owes much of its explosive growth to an industry that was never designed to create it — gaming.

Entrepreneurs chasing the next big thing often look in obvious places — high-tech labs, corporate R&D divisions and venture capital trend reports. But AI’s rise from the gaming world serves as a powerful

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