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2 sourced case studies tagged #consumer-ai. Every number links inline to the page it came from; self-reported figures are labelled as such.

AI tools2 sources · 2 min

Dot: an AI companion app shut down when its founders split

New Computer's Dot tried to be a personal AI friend that learned about you over time. It closed in 2025 after its two founders' visions diverged.

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AI tools6 sources · 2 min

Inflection AI and Pi: $1.5 billion raised, then the team left for Microsoft within a year

Inflection launched Pi, a kind and supportive personal AI, raised $1.3 billion weeks later, and lost almost its whole team to Microsoft less than a year on. The UK regulator's review explains why Pi never became a serious competitor.

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