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Speaker 1: more engaging and exciting experience for customers. Welcome to Technically Speak,

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Speaker 1: an Intel podcast produced by iHeartMedia's Ruby Studio in partnership

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Speaker 1: with Intel In every episode, we explore how AI innovations

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Speaker 1: are changing the world and revolutionizing the way we live. Hey,

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Speaker 1: then I'm grand class. Regular listeners know that in the

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Speaker 1: past we've covered topics like how AI impacts healthcare and

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Speaker 1: urban planning. This season, but now we're headed into the

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Speaker 1: In this episode, we will focus on what shopping looks

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Speaker 1: like with an AI enhanced self service check out. Just

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Speaker 1: retailers attract and retain consumers. Today, we'll continue our journey

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Speaker 1: us today is Shoalie's Childry, the general manager of Consumer

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Graham. I'm super excited to be here.

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Speaker 1: I'm here now with Shailish Chowdhry and Akuttinghi. Chalie, I

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Speaker 2: Yes, we're actually working on a wide range of products

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Speaker 3: Answer, So focus on the total cost and that will

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Speaker 3: it actually work outside of the very narrow path that

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Speaker 1: Okay, I think I've learned a lot, and hopefully all

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Speaker 1: listeners have as well. I could and Shaley, thanks very

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Speaker 1: much for your time.

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Speaker 3: Thank you Graham, Thank you Graham.

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Speaker 1: Thank you to Shalley's childry A Denghi for their expertise

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Speaker 1: in today's episode of Technically Speaking. The advent of trading

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Speaker 1: and I think one of the main reasons for our

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Speaker 1: businesses large and small, be able to serve their customers

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Speaker 1: better by making retail interactions more meaningful for the owners,

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Speaker 1: For those with retail stores, the implementation of AI can

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Speaker 1: the technology discussed in today's episode at a small scale.

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Speaker 1: This is so you can continue to build confidence and

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Speaker 1: continue need to learn. Remember you are the expert in

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Speaker 1: your field. AI is there to lift you to the

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Speaker 1: next level. In our next episode, we will look at

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Speaker 1: how AI is helping improve manufacturing holiday So join us

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Speaker 1: on June eighteenth or the next edition of Technically Speaking

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Speaker 1: and Intel podcast. Technically Speaking was produced by Ruby Studio

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Speaker 1: from iHeartRadio in partnership with Intel and hosted by me

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Speaker 1: Graham Class. Our executive producer is Molly Sosher, our EP

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Speaker 1: of Post Production is James Foster, and our supervising producer

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Speaker 1: is Nikia Swinton. This episode was edited by Sierra Spreen

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Speaker 1: and written by nick Firschel,