When we look at AI and the future a lot of people think about robot overlords and revolutionising the way we work perspective. What if the reality is a little more prosaic?
Walmart has increased employee productivity by 15%, how?
They use cameras on automated floor scrubbers to take pictures of the shelves (20MM pictures a day). There pictures look at shadows and stacking to get an idea of stock. They can then ensure that things don’t go out of stock on shelves and items are restocked directly from the warehouse to the right aisle.
I was chatting to Johann the other day and he was talking about how he’s looking at ways to get AI to help him with his email. I use it to help me write better copy (and edit this Linkedin post :))
That’s the secret (I think) to the next steps in AI. See where it can help you be more efficient in the mundane, experiment with some stuff and keep up to date with the technology.
Brendan McNulty 