{"id":2928,"date":"2026-10-01T23:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/from-code-to-boardroom-the-real-business-impact-of-ai-in-wordpress-teams\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:06:55","slug":"from-code-to-boardroom-the-real-business-impact-of-ai-in-wordpress-teams","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/from-code-to-boardroom-the-real-business-impact-of-ai-in-wordpress-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"From Code to Boardroom: The Real Business Impact of AI in WordPress Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI in WordPress talks usually stop at &#8220;look what Copilot\/Cursor can do for your code.&#8221; This one goes further. 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