Sweetgreen goes all in on automation: The salad chain expects all stores to be automated in five years as it moves to a speedier and more consistent customer experience.
New AI Tools for Marketers: Salesforce and Adobe launch generative AI products aimed at streamlining workflows and bolstering campaign performance through customization.
Amazon sits at the top of US ecommerce, accounting for 37.6% of sales this year, according to our forecast. In addition to generating billions of dollars in sales, Amazon’s ecommerce business propels its other ventures, including retail media and B2B ecommerce. By harnessing the power of generative AI, Amazon could leave its retail competition even further in the dust, and possibly catch up to the Google and Meta duopoly.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried he’s created a monster: His conflicting public comments might thwart ChatGPT market expansion efforts, giving messaging-savvy competitors an opening.
Companies deploy chatbots in their haste to adopt generative AI: Priceline, Salesforce, and Carrefour are among those looking to harness the tech to offer shoppers personalized recommendations.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of Apple's Vision Pro, the company's newly announced mixed reality (MR) goggles; how AI could improve shoppable TV; why retailers and customers aren't on the same page; how ads on the New York subway are changing; how Amazon plans to deliver packages to folks even faster; how long it actually takes to play a baseball game; and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Blake Droesch and Paul Verna.
The CFPB signaled it’s taking a more proactive stance in policing banks’ AI chatbots, including dishing out penalties.
Google expands its AI ‘Model Garden’ and adds free instruction: It sees the AI-skills scramble as an opportunity for cloud growth. Automation might fuel an endless upskilling trend.
Publishers confront AI’s copyright problem: Trade group cites risks, seeks to guide use of content by AI tools.
Instagram may follow Snapchat and TikTok in deploying AI chatbots: Move promises to reshape user engagement and advertising but demands cautious implementation to ensure user safety
To ensure your brand doesn’t fall into a bland or copycat marketing spiral, our analysts said AI should be a starting point and that the human element is essential. They also warned of conformity. Here are their insights into the risks that generative AI poses to brand originality and where the technology can help brands experiment.
Digital bank One Zero’s generative AI-driven chatbot has the potential to free up bankers’ time, letting them cater to a broader spectrum of customers.
Apple avoids generative AI buzzwords, embraces the technology: Many of its products unveiled at WWDC, including the Vision Pro, rely on advanced AI. Apple loves to be different.
Will ChatGPT be OpenAI’s final chatbot? A leaked comment doesn’t tell the whole story of OpenAI’s ambitions. But staying focused on improving ChatGPT is probably the best move.
Reddit's road to IPO gets rougher: Workforce cuts, declining valuation, and a conflict with OpenAI over API charges threaten the company's stability.
AI enhances B2B advertising: LinkedIn’s latest feature levers OpenAI models to improve ad creation efficiency.
On today's episode, we discuss whether most of what AI writes is useless, if AI is coming for your job, the likelihood of human extinction, and AI rules that could help us avoid that scenario. "In Other News," we talk about what Nvidia is and why it just joined the hyper-exclusive trillion-dollar club and what happens now that Neuralink can test its brain implants on humans. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jacob Bourne and Gadjo Sevilla.
Advertising employment peaks: AI advances may promise potential disruption.
Google’s AI experiments show a profit-performance tension: Added features point to its newfound AI confidence. The focus should be on maintaining search dominance, user experience, and effective monetization.
OpenAI courts Israeli talent amid US tech sector’s layoff bloodbath: US techies lose leverage as OpenAI’s CEO travels the world looking for AI-skilled workers he can’t find at home.