E-commerce gets personal as platforms use shoppers’ history to recommend products

E-commerce gets personal as platforms use shoppers’ history to recommend products

A Hyundai Department Store employee uses a generative AI shopping assistant called “Heydi” to offer personalized offline shopping recommendations to customers. [YONHAP]   Online shopping is getting personal, with e-commerce platforms moving away from simple price comparisons to recommend products that match consumers’ preferences based on their data.   Hyundai Department Store announced that it…

BBC World Service’s Witness History to launch first AI-animated video episodes

BBC World Service’s Witness History to launch first AI-animated video episodes

The BBC World Service programme Witness History will release five animated video adaptations of recent episodes, created using generative AI technology. This marks a first for the BBC World Service, as it explores new ways to bring its journalism to audiences worldwide. The first animated episode, The World’s First Labradoodle, is now available on the…