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AI in Hotels Is Real Now. Most of It Still Fails the Night Shift Test.

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Mar 9

AI in Hotels Is Real Now. Most of It Still Fails the Night Shift Test.

A new NYU/BCG report says 98% of hotels are "using AI" and projects a $2.28 billion market by 2030. The actual question nobody's answering: what happens to these systems at 2 AM when your night auditor is alone?

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Rav Patel 3 min read · Mar 9