“Walmart is building its robot army as well, and according to this ABI Research release, the company deployed 350 systems for inventory management across its stores in 2019 alone. That’s an average of roughly one robot for each store. By 2025, more than 150,000 mobile robots will be deployed in brick-and-mortar retail establishments, according to…
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NRF 2020: Retailers Gather at the Big Show to Consider Their Next Steps
“Retailers are deploying artificial intelligence both online and in-store to help analyze data, deliver unique customer experiences (both onsite and online) and manage their back-end operations. PetSmart will discuss how it is deploying AI to manage its IT operations, and Amazon Pay will discuss the role of voice-based AI technologies in reshaping customer interactions.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/biztechmagazine.com/article/2020/01/nrf-2020-retailers-gather-big-show-consider-their-next-steps%3famp…
AI can now read emotions – should it?
“In its annual report, the AI Now Institute, an interdisciplinary research center studying the societal implications of artificial intelligence, called for a ban on technology designed to recognize people’s emotions in certain cases. Specifically, the researchers said affect recognition technology, also called emotion recognition technology, should not be used in decisions that “impact people’s lives…
I met Samsung’s artificial humans, and they showed me the future of A.I.
“The Neons are generated by the company’s own reality engine called Core R3. The R3 name refers to the principals on which the system is based — reality, real time, and responsiveness, and it’s the combination of all these that bring the Neon to life. Right now, a Neon cannot know who you are or…
Audi’s AI:ME is a self-driving car with empathy
“The AI:Me (pronounced Amy) is the automaker’s “empathetic mobility partner.” With level-4 abilities, the self-driving vehicle is built for dense urban environments. Its small footprint makes nimble enough to cruise down small roads and park in tiny spaces. This year in the AI:Me they put a VR headset on my face and instead of a…