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The creator of Google’s self-driving car project is now working to automate boring office functions — CNBC

By Sudarshana Banerjee

Sebastian Thrun, is taking on a new challenge that’s a big shift from his work in autonomous transportation or online education, writes Jillian D’Onfro.

Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/16/cresta-ai-enterprise-software-zayd-enam-sebastian-thrun.html

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