World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Intelligence Everywhere: The Future of Consumer Tech

Alejandro Saucedo , Annika Grosse , Leif Lindner

Forget the generative AI hype. The true future of retail lies in foundational machine learning that bridges the digital-physical divide and empowers human empathy instead of replacing it.

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#1 about 6 min

Defining the current state of consumer artificial intelligence

Data grounding and human collaboration are essential prerequisites before digital consumer applications can become genuinely intelligent.

#2 about 4 min

Moving from targeting to true retail hyper-personalization

Connecting siloed sales channels ensures consistent personalized experiences across online and offline customer journeys.

#3 about 4 min

Empowering store employees with in-ear conversational assistants

Wearable artificial intelligence tools give physical retail workers instant access to product specifications during customer interactions.

#4 about 3 min

Driving subtle product enhancements with historical platform data

Machine learning algorithms silently optimize inventory logistics while specialized chat interfaces guide consumer fashion decisions.

#5 about 3 min

Designing online store discovery and virtual sizing tools

Replicating the physical retail browsing experience requires innovative sizing prediction capabilities governed by strict privacy standards.

#6 about 4 min

Merging physical interactions with digital abandoned shopping carts

Transcribing in-store dialogues allows retailers to reconnect with hesitant buyers via targeted follow-up digital vouchers.

#7 about 5 min

Predicting future retail experiences and avoiding technology hype

As conversational interfaces become commodities, core machine learning components still drive more foundational business value than generative agents.

#8 about 3 min

Determining the future of emotional and intelligent retail

Technologists must balance efficient automated data solutions with the nuanced emotional aspects of human consumer shopping.

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Introduction to data science applications in the retail sector

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Predicting autonomous personalization in future artificial intelligence

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Discussing artificial intelligence and software in branding

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The shift from predictable UX to adaptive AI experiences

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1:46 min

Growth forecasts and core principles for AI-driven product design

Madalena Costa Madalena Costa · WWC 2024

3:09 min

Current artificial intelligence market growth and everyday applications

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