LOS ANGELES: Matthew Gallagher took just two months, US$20,000 (RM79,626) and more than a dozen artificial intelligence tools to get his startup off the ground.

From his house in Los Angeles, Gallagher, 41, used AI to write the code for the software that powers his company, produce the website copy, generate the images and videos for ads and handle customer service. He created AI systems to analyse his business’s performance. And he outsourced the other stuff he couldn’t do himself.