The report says retail advertisers in the US alone will spend $13.12bn on search in 2019, a 22.5% increase from last year – and this will reach $15.65bn in 2020. The report attributes 54% share of product searches to Amazon vs 46% to Google – a complete reverse of the shares it published in 2015….
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Amazon Forecast hits general availability
“Forecasting events at scale given a set of variables is a capability most companies would find useful, for obvious reasons. Fortunately for them, Amazon’s made the science of prediction more accessible with a fully managed service called Forecast, which uses AI and machine learning to deliver highly accurate forecasts. It’s now generally available through Amazon…
AMAZON SAYS IT CAN DETECT FEAR ON YOUR FACE. YOU SCARED?
“Amazon announced a breakthrough from its AI experts Monday: Their algorithms can now read fear on your face, at a cost of $0.001 per image—or less if you process more than 1 million images. Google does not offer facial recognition, a decision it says resulted from an internal ethical review raising concerns that the technology…
Amazon Localises Customer Service For India With Hindi Speaking Bot
“The ecommerce giant’s Automated Assistant, that lets users have natural conversations with non-human customer service agents, now supports Hindi for chats through the Amazon Android app. The chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI), leverages machine learning (ML) and natural language processing capabilities (NLP). India has the second-highest active Internet user base in the world with…
AMAZON PLANS TO LAUNCH TWO ROBOTIC FULFILLMENT CENTRES IN OHIO
This is an interesting post that’s somewhat counterintuitive. The robotic fulfillment center is creating jobs. “Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it plans to open a pair of cutting-edge robotic fulfillment centres in Ohio. The launch of the fulfillment centres will create more than 2,500 full-time jobs in the area.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gigabitmagazine.com/ai/amazon-plans-launch-two-robotic-fulfillment-centres-ohio%3famp