Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- There come tipping points in the economic life of a nation when small changes will just not be enough anymorea period when the very fabric of working, learning, and adding value is being turned upside down by new technologies that promise revolution rather than evolution. Bangladesh stands at one of these critical points in its economic life today. The talk about artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and data-driven automation is no longer the stuff of some distant future reality lab experiment in a few research setups in North America. It is already here with us, being a new reality in our industry, banking, agriculture, education, and everyday living settings.

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