“The frictionless future of grocery shopping: Moving forward, the two companies plan to work together to leverage Azure and Azure AI and other Microsoft Cognitive Services to transform the shopping experience by eliminating the friction customers experience at the grocery store, such as not finding the products they want, longer-than-usual waits at the deli or…
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An investor bets $100 million on an AI-driven B2B marketplace
“The Globality marketplace uses AI and natural language processing technology to help companies looking for business services find the best service provider at the right price by letting them analyze a myriad of custom data points such as the service provider’s location, culture and work history and employees, Globality says. The service is free to corporations looking to…
Pinterest Enhances ‘Shoppability’ With Full Ecommerce Automation
“Social media site Pinterest is enhancing the shoppability of its platform: Called Shop the Look, the artificial intelligence feature that allows those on Pinterest to purchase products similar to what they’ve found while pinning is on its way to being fully automated.” https://www.psfk.com/2019/02/pinterest-shop-the-look-ecommerce-automation.html
Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
“Artificial intelligence promises to play a significant role in upcoming Amazon healthcare efforts. That’s according to a new — and rare — interview with a leading Amazon executive. Taha Kass-Hout, a former official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who now runs AI operations for the eCommerce firm, talked with medicine and science news outlet…
Alexa, call the police! Smart assistants should come with a ‘moral AI’ to decide whether to report their owners for breaking the law, experts say
Here’s a polarizing idea coming out of the University of Bergen. I have trouble believing this is a legitimate suggestion, but it’s a potentially brilliant way to generate some PR for the university. “Smart assistants could soon come with a ‘moral AI’ to decide whether to report their owners for breaking the law. That’s the…