{"id":47666,"date":"2026-09-28T11:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ani.pt\/faqs-ai2-transition\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:49:36","slug":"faqs-ai2-transition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ani.pt\/en\/faqs-ai2-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs \u2013 AI2 TRANSITION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; module_id=&#8221;faq-bfk&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_popup_slug=&#8221;faq-bfk&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||17px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||17px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||17px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#7d55c7&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ff5869&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;1. 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