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In Machines We Trust: Optimizing for convenience
Season 4 · Episode 19

In Machines We Trust: Optimizing for convenience

Retailers are rethinking the shopping experience.

MIT Technology Review Narrated

December 14, 202215m 37s

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Show Notes

We’re in the middle of another major disruption in retail—one that’s been accelerated by the pandemic, and looks to take the convenience of e-commerce and apply it to physical environments. In this episode, we examine how AI is at the center of this transition.


We meet:

Prakhar Mehrotra, VP, Machine Learning, Walmart Global Tech

Jordan Fisher, Chief Executive Officer, Standard AI

Terrence Griffin, Quality Control Specialist, Standard AI

Suresh Kumar, Global Chief Technology Officer and CDO, Walmart


This episode was produced by Anthony Green and Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Jennifer Strong and Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.