Amazon Rolls Out Its A.I. Shopping Assistant Rufus to All Users. Here’s What Business Owners Should Know.

The Five Most Key Takeaway from This Article Just in time for Prime Day, Amazon chose to release its A.I. shopping assistant Rufus. You need the Amazon app to have a conversation with Rufus. Rufus, which–fun fact!–gets its name from a somewhat mythical dog that once roamed the offices of Amazon in the days of […]
IBM Watson vs. ChatGPT: Why So Many Business Owners Still Prefer IBM Watson.

The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Blog OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the most popular chatbot in the world, but for reasons that may not be relevant to business owners in the way IBM Watson is. The wide range of tasks you can set to ChatGPT is impressive, sure. Who does not find an A.I.-generated […]
Snickers Blazes a Trail for Business Owners Looking to Use Gen A.I. in Interactive Marketing

The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Blog Post Snickers is leveraging gen A.I. in a campaign that is an innovation on the existing, classic “celebrity endorsement” marketing technique. But further analysis shows that this is also a form of interactive marketing as well. The celebrity endorser is José Mourinho. If that name makes you […]
For Businesses and Other Organizations, What Makes a Successful Chatbot?

The Five Most Key Takeaways of This Blog A chatbot that was meant to “transform” and “democratize” education ended up flopping. Many public schools implemented Ed, the chatbot, with the hope that it could lead to higher grades and engagement across the board. The company that makes the chatbot has now shrunk by quite a […]
A.I. in KY: University of Louisville Details A.I. Educational Offerings

The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Article The University of Louisville (U of L) College of Business has detailed a number of offerings for students to learn more about A.I. Gen A.I. is a big focus here, with some classes by design meant to introduce students to Large Language Models (LLM) such as ChatGPT […]
Leading Tech Companies Are Changing Their Terms and Conditions for A.I. Data Collection. What Impact Will This Have on Business Owners?

The Five Most Key Takeaways of This Blog Most major tech companies are updating the terms and conditions for services and products (one example being Adobe’s creative suite) regarding A.I data collection. These changes are meant to reflect the companies’ strategy to use the data those products and services create. That data can help train […]
A.I. in Property Management: Uses for Landlords and Multifamily Properties

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 Landlords are finding more uses for A.I. now that generative A.I. in property management has become widely popular. In particular, property management companies are integrating more chatbots into the operations. There are several uses for gen A.I. chatbots, such as managing maintenance requests. Some chatbots can even […]
Privacy and Security on Next-gen A.I. Devices: What Business Owners Need to Know About

The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Article A new wave of A.I.-enhanced devices like laptops and smartphones will be rolling out in the coming years. The fact is, it is doubtful that tech companies will offer versions of these devices without the A.I. upgrades. As such, it is wise for individuals, but especially business […]
Store Companion, Target’s New In-store Chatbot, Points to the Future of RetA.I.l

The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Blog Store Companion is the name of Target’s in-store chatbot assistant. This chatbot will assist employees and customers alike. It appears as an app on the employees’ hand-held devices. The rollout begins with about 400 stores, which is expected to grow to 2,000 by August of this year […]
A.I. in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Blog A.I in the pharmaceutical industry is boosting development of drugs. Given how cost- and time-intensive developing a drug can be, the hope is that A.I. can speed up certain parts of the R & D phase. Certain parts of the process, such as clinical trials with human […]