Improving Representation in Media through Machine Learning
Disney and Universal partner with Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to use AI to improve representation in development process.
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Use Me if You Dare, Hack Me if You Can
TikTok’s billion-dollar algorithm recommends videos that even you don’t know you’ll like. But wait a second…
Nike – just Do it with Data science and Demand sensing
Nike has increased its focus on direct-to-customers strategy and cancelled its contract with Amazon to be able to collect its customer data. Through a series of acquisitions of data analytics and AI-based startups, it plans to use this data to understand customer journey, improve demand predictions at a hyper-local scale and enhance customer experience globally.
Hello Barbie – AI Making Children’s Dreams Come True
Since there have been toys, every kid has fantasized about having conversations with their beloved doll or stuffed animal. The partnership between Barbie's parent company and an artificial intelligence company has made that dream come true.
Yes Health: Can AI help diabetes patients improve their fitness?
As anyone who’s ever tried dieting knows, “eating healthy” is usually easier said than done! Yes Health is an app that uses AI to make it easier for overweight patients to track nutritional intake and to offer real-time, highly personalized health suggestions. Can Yes Health carve out a sustainable and profitable niche in the $35B+ digital diabetes care industry?
Quantified Communications – Can AI accurately assess human communication skills?
Quantified is revolutionizing communication skills assessment and coaching through AI and analytics. Can machines really assess human soft skills? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead?
AiFi – Making Retail Store Autonomous using AI
AiFi uses AI, machine learning, computer vision and sensor flow to bring a check-out free experience to any retail store concept.
Macy’s: reinventing customer experience through data analytics
Traditional retailers have been significantly impacted by the increasing penetration of e-commerce. Macy’s has focused on developing its data analytics capabilities to survive the fourth industrial revolution.
Craigslist: The remarkable but potentially obsolete success story of the “ultimate platform”
Craigslist, the largest classified advertisement platform in the world, has enjoyed over two decades of largely free offerings connecting "providers" and "seekers" of services and products. Craigslist has long resisted innovation and change to stay true to its simple and free offering, yet as new entrants build competitive value propositions, such mindset and strategy will not only hamper its growth but threaten its very existence.
ifood: Innovation and Differentiation for Sustainability
iFood is the leading food delivery platform in Brazil and has expanded into Colombia, Mexico and Argentina. It has fared well on the scalability test. Amidst increased competition in the industry, however, can it ensure profitability and long term sustainability?