“The system uses computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning to eliminate checkout lines. Upon entering a Whole Foods store, customers will have three ways to begin using the “Just Walk Out” system — they can scan the QR code in the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app, hover their palm using Amazon One, or…
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Retail Set to Overtake Banking in AI Spending
“Retail is poised to overtake banking as the top spender on artificial intelligence as companies including Home Depot Inc. and Wayfair Inc. turn to the technology for a wider range of operations, from inventory management to more personalized online search and shopping, according to market researcher International Data Corp. ‘Everything you can think of in…
Portrait of an AI Leader: Piyush Gupta of DBS Bank
“Early on, one of Gupta’s strategies for AI was simply to start with the technology early and try a lot of different things. One of the bank’s key performance indicators was based on conducting a thousand experiments a year, many of them involving data and AI. At DBS, Gupta has led a major transformation in…
How Midsize Companies Can Compete in AI
“In a representative sample of more than 6,000 firms across sectors, we found that only about 10 to 15% of midsize firms have adopted AI in their business so far. If midsize companies want to thrive in the AI era, they need to look for new ways to compete — including options that they may…
Innovate or optimize? Companies need to operate like its 2020 for the next four years
“’This study captures the pulse of global business leaders and their nearly ubiquitous belief that massive digital opportunities abound in the next five years, and their company culture must embrace an innovation mindset,’ Respondents also ranked innovation, customers and employee experience as more important to company culture than shareholder value. The top 10 list looks…