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Artificial intelligence (AI) is on track to reach buzzword utopia in 2017, but the groundwork was laid in 2011 by IBM Watson’s appearance on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” The artificial intelligence (AI) computing platform made headlines by easily beating its human competitors. Why should we care? Probably because nearly every day retailers like Nordstrom, Macy’s, Starbucks, Staples and Amazon are rolling out new AI capabilities.
The retailer's latest partnership will grant customers access to custom fit 3D printed shoes at reasonable prices. See how the retailer plans to make this lofty goal a reality.
The new smart ordering system knows what the customer needs, when they need it, and is able to consolidate orders from multiple touchpoints and users into a single shopping cart.