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Internal AI Tools: The Secret Weapon Your Competitors Aren’t Talking About

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Phil GeLinas
Phil Gelinas
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Everyone’s chasing customer-facing AI, but the real leverage is in internal automation and modern AI tools that quietly eat your backlog. Here’s how LLM-powered systems—and their automation predecessors—multiply engineering velocity without touching your public roadmap, plus lessons from embedding AI across the lifecycle at The Instant Group.

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Finding Your Automation Sweet Spot: Where Manual Work Actually Hurts

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Phil GeLinas
Phil Gelinas
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Ready to break out of manual busywork? Discover how leading teams pinpoint automation’s biggest wins, slash compliance risk, and deliver real value—without the hype, drama, or hidden costs. A field-tested playbook from the engineer’s seat.

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