AI And The Retail Store of the Future - Weekly Mash-Up 192

AI and the Retail Store of the Future
VentureBeat

Aside from the big, bold applications of AI, like autonomous self-driving cars, there exists more practical use cases in other sectors, especially in retail. With new instances of AI retail solutions cropping up on a weekly basis, deep learning is the number one AI approach responsible for these AI-infused retail experiences. Artificial intelligence is predicted to be the store of the future. Read more

Disney's Magic Bench Offers Real Time AR Experience for Multiple Users, with Haptic Feedbacke
Mashable

The Disney Research team has come up with a new way to allow several people to experience an AR experience simultaneously without donning a headset or a holding a mobile device. Coined the Magic Bench, the team created a 3D reconstruction of the room’s scene using depth and colour sensors from a Microsoft Kinect, allowing users to interact with virtual characters with each other in real time.Read more

Scientists are now using Wi-Fi to read human emotions
The Next Web

Using the same technology that currently resides in our home routers, scientists have MIT have found a way to use Wi-Fi and AI to figure out current emotional states. Although it draws similarities to the way an electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) works, the lack of a tethering to a human raises questions to its reliability - several factors could muffle your heartbeat. Although there are some concerns surrounding privacy, the implications for a smart-home with a heart attack detector could be life-changing. Read more

4 Ways Virtual Reality Is Revolutionizing The Workplace
Forbes

Virtual reality may not be as gimmicky as you think. Aside from applications in the gaming and industrial sector, VR is argued to revolutionise the workplace, specifically human productivity. For instance, it could be the solution for workplaces that are geographically diverse, allowing employees a less isolated conference call with someone that is across the pond. VR can also improve the training environment and talent acquisition process. Read more