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Abstract teal-toned image of aluminum cans viewed from above, overlaid with a network of connected flowchart shapes (rectangles, rounded nodes, and diamonds) linked by thin line.
Stories

A three‑month pilot in a Midwestern bottling plant shows what happens when AI moves beyond chat and into decision-making, where constraints shift, stakes are real, and answers must hold.