Companies in the Bay Area are both embracing and increasingly fearful of artificial intelligence.

On Wednesday, Meta, one of the world's biggest tech companies, got together with some small businesses at the San Jose Chamber of Commerce to talk about how the machines can help.

For many small businesses, AI has been something they just don't yet have time for, but they say they're curious.

"I think small businesses start with confusion," San Jose Chamber of Commerce CEO Leah Toeniskoetter said. "What is it? It means so many things. It's too big of a word. It's like the web or like the internet. So it starts with let's offer a course like this, an opportunity like this, to share what AI is in relation to your business."

Meta said discussions like Wednesday's, which brought in about 30 ow

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