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by Synced 2019-02-06 0

Landing AI Names Gopi Prashanth New VP of Engineering

AI Guru Andrew Ng announced today that Gopi Prashanth, formerly the Director of Technology for Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence at Amazon Go, is joining Landing AI as VP of Engineering.

by Synced 2018-10-20 0

AI Self Driving

Checkout-Free Stores Going Global

According to the National Retail Federation there were approximately 3.8 million retail stores that provided more than 42 million jobs in the US in 2016. Retail store sales are forecasted to grow 3.4 percent this year, although this trails the 7-10 percent sales rise expected from E-commerce sites.

by Synced 2018-02-05 0

AI AI Bi-Weekly

AI Biweekly: 10 Bits from February (Pt 1)

The staffless Amazon Go opens to the public in downtown Seattle. Just like a normal convenience store, this intelligent store sells pre-cooked food, snacks, drinks , etc. — but there’s no cashier scanning the goods.

by Synced 2018-01-22 8

AI China Industry United States

Amazon Go vs Alibaba Tao Cafe: Staffless Shop Showdown

Amazon and Alibaba’s brick-and-mortar-but-no-staff shops offer very different user experiences. To bring you first-hand feedback, Synced visited them.