Macy’s testing AI for customer service

Macy’s testing AI for customer service

Macy’s is testing a mobile tool using artificial intelligence that lets shoppers get answers customized to the store they’re in — like where a particular brand is located or what’s in stock — that they would normally ask a sales associate...
All That’s Artificial, Intelligent & In-between

All That’s Artificial, Intelligent & In-between

What’s Up in the AI-Robotics World – Weekly Update It’s been a week of bad news—a failed military coup in Turkey, a terrorist massacre in Nice and police continuing to kill of innocent blacks in the US.  In the world of uncertainty and increased need for safety,...
BLOG: Elections, Brexit & AI

BLOG: Elections, Brexit & AI

As the world leadership nervously watches the dark drama of the US Presidential elections being played out, they are also coping with the sour aftertaste of Brexit aftermaths. The growing consensus seems to be that the average voter cannot be relied on to make wise...
All That’s Artificial and Intelligent & In-between

All That’s Artificial and Intelligent & In-between

Our weekly news update: The biggest shake-up this week in the AI world is the first-ever fatal crash of Tesla’s self-driven car. Will this create a huge set-back to the project of autonomous vehicles? As more modes of transportation go autonomous, the incident could...
Blog: Essential Dimensions of an Ethical Robot?

Blog: Essential Dimensions of an Ethical Robot?

First off, I’m not an ethicist, so what I am about to say needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. But I do have an amateur interest in the human self and what makes us tick as ethical beings. There has been some really interesting work on ethical robots recently...