How AI and Deep Learning Technologies Are Quietly Influencing Retail

A shot of Amazon's automated store Amazon Go Right from Google's predictive search, Apple's Siri to Facebook's automatic friend tagging and Uber using artificial intelligence (AI) applications, AI is making big noise and has got attention of the world in a massive way. While AI is increasingly everywhere what you probably don't hear much about is AI in retail. While it may not sound as sexy as AI applications empowering recommendation engines for Google and Netflix, AI in retail will affect how we all shop, be it online or offline. AI and deep learning uses software programs to perform complex tasks without active participation or insight from humans making the task at hand a hundred times easier and faster to complete. Armed with the ability to research a retail brand online, customers are today more knowledgeable than ever before.