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The “AI leapfrog effect” is quietly transforming sectors historically slow to adopt technology—legal, healthcare, logistics. They’re not merely catching up. they’re vaulting ahead. Traditionally, automation in these industries was blocked by high barriers: expensive software, difficult integrations, ambiguous ROI. The business math rarely worked. Large language models, code generation, MCP and computer-use agents have fundamentally shifted the economics. Suddenly automation is affordable, fast, and obviously valuable. Examples are emerging everywhere: @harvey__ai in legal, @latent_health and @openevidence in healthcare, @SolaAI_ in logistics. Each providing rapid, tangible productivity gains. Crucially, every industry—even the slowest—is filled with motivated, tech-hungry end-users ready to drive adoption. Founders who overlook these sectors risk missing some of the decade’s best opportunities. What other areas with poor priors deserve another look? Insurance? Education?