This ad for State Farm caught my attention, because it’s one of the first times that I’ve recognized a direct attempt to combat the use of AI and Chatbots. https://youtu.be/bXzE0Uc6zqA
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New solution helps physical stores function more like websites
“’Retailers have been in need to make their brick-and-mortar stores function more like websites; connecting touch-points across channels by gathering, interpreting and translating omnichannel analytics into real-world solutions on the sales floor,’ said Oded Edelman, chief digital innovation advisor at Signet Jewelers and president of JamesAllen.com. “We quickly recognized how Mystore-E can help close this…
Callaway Taps A.I. To Make New Epic Flash Driver
“One particular club I tried a few weeks ago and really liked was Callaway’s Epic Flash, which goes on sale to the public this morning. It’s made with artificial intelligence and machine learning — no fooling. Its Flash Face aims to help golfers get more ball speed for more distance. Callaway engineers bought a $5…
CrowdAnalytix raises $40 million for crowdsourced AI algorithms
“Among the AI systems the community has helped create is an attribute extractor that classifies products into one of 5,500 types, a price-matching ecommerce tool that finds and matches the price of items on competitors’ sites, and a descriptive content creator that generates product descriptions and titles from attributes.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/venturebeat.com/2019/01/11/crowdanalytix-ai-funding-40-million/amp/
Former Google Exec: AI Will Replace 40 Percent of Jobs in 15 Years
“Artificial intelligence, whether it’s an application of machine learning or some new technology altogether, is poised to shatter the global economy. Kai-Fu Lee, a venture capitalist who used to develop artificial intelligence for both Microsoft and Google, told CBS’ 60 Minutes that AI will displace 40 percent of the world’s workers within 15 years. “I…