Frost & Sullivan – Identify & Capitalize On Growth Opportunities Enabled By Digital Transformation September 17-20, 2017 | Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort | Austin, TX This must attend event is your opportunity to innovate, grow and thrive amidst today’s digital disruption. Designed to provide clarity on big picture issues, Growth, Innovation and Leadership North…
Artificial Intelligence…Defined
Image credit: Wired.com John McCarthy (Standford) Q. What is artificial intelligence? A. It is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs. It is related to the similar task of using computers to understand human intelligence, but AI does not have to confine itself to methods that are biologically observable. Artificial…
Super-shopper chat bots poised to disrupt e-commerce – Beerud Sheth
Super-shopper chat bots poised to disrupt e-commerce (Beerud Sheth) “These intelligent bots will be hyper-rational shoppers” “Shopping bots can visit hundreds of merchant bots to find the best product or price” “Bots will render dynamic pricing algorithms irrelevant” “Bots may help the user transact anonymously” “Bots will diminish the value of customer loyalty” “The very…
Levi Virtual Stylist + "Stop pretending you really know what AI is" (John Pavlus)
Image credit: http://www.multichannelmerchant.com Levi Strauss & Co. Launches New ‘Virtual Stylist’ Feature “The virtual stylist, which is powered by mode.ai and personalized fit data from TrueFit, provides the in-store expertise in the hands of every consumer. It is built with the help of artificial intelligence. Users are able to receive fashion advice throughout the site,…
ai eCommerce News Sept 4th
Image credit: eweek.com — Alexa-Cortana Deal to Boost AI and Voice-Enabled Commerce Markets “The Aug. 30 announcement by Microsoft and Amazon that they will enable their respective virtual assistant technologies, Cortana and Alexa, to talk to one another, is being regarded by industry experts as the first crack in the wall that separates today’s leading virtual…