The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation

Many academic scholars argue that the goal of using artificial intelligence (hereafter, AI) in business has been to serve humans in performing their jobs. Nevertheless, some scholars refute such arguments and warn against potential threats of AI to humankind in the future. AI or machine intelligence...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud, A. B., Tehseen, Shehnaz *, Fuxman, L.
Other Authors: Eleonora, Pantano
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Language:English
Published: Emerald 2020
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Tehseen, Shehnaz *
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description Many academic scholars argue that the goal of using artificial intelligence (hereafter, AI) in business has been to serve humans in performing their jobs. Nevertheless, some scholars refute such arguments and warn against potential threats of AI to humankind in the future. AI or machine intelligence comprises three main aspects, i.e., learning, reasoning and self-correction, which aggregate to conjure up the artificial mind. In retailing, the employment of AI is progressively becoming a major theme of innovation and retailers are rapidly increasing the use of machine intelligence to efficiently simulate human intelligence and become more competitive through cutting costs and improving customer journeys. However, such benefits can be catastrophic in the long run. As a result of this, this chapter represents an attempt to produce a synthesis of current research on the use of AI in retailing and identify the possible benefits or ramifications on the ‘human’ pillars of the retail process (i.e., the employers, employees and customers). Finally, this chapter aims to reflect on relevant literature to conclude future research and industrial implications.
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spelling sunway-17032021-04-01T06:47:10Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1703/ The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation Mahmoud, A. B. Tehseen, Shehnaz * Fuxman, L. HD28 Management. Industrial Management Many academic scholars argue that the goal of using artificial intelligence (hereafter, AI) in business has been to serve humans in performing their jobs. Nevertheless, some scholars refute such arguments and warn against potential threats of AI to humankind in the future. AI or machine intelligence comprises three main aspects, i.e., learning, reasoning and self-correction, which aggregate to conjure up the artificial mind. In retailing, the employment of AI is progressively becoming a major theme of innovation and retailers are rapidly increasing the use of machine intelligence to efficiently simulate human intelligence and become more competitive through cutting costs and improving customer journeys. However, such benefits can be catastrophic in the long run. As a result of this, this chapter represents an attempt to produce a synthesis of current research on the use of AI in retailing and identify the possible benefits or ramifications on the ‘human’ pillars of the retail process (i.e., the employers, employees and customers). Finally, this chapter aims to reflect on relevant literature to conclude future research and industrial implications. Emerald Eleonora, Pantano 2020-10 Book Section PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1703/1/Shehnaz%20The%20dark%20side%20of.pdf Mahmoud, A. B. and Tehseen, Shehnaz * and Fuxman, L. (2020) The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation. In: Retail Futures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the digital transformation. Emerald, pp. 165-180. ISBN 978-1-83867-664-3 http://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-663-620201019 doi:10.1108/978-1-83867-663-620201019
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Mahmoud, A. B.
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The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation
title The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation
title_full The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation
title_fullStr The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation
title_full_unstemmed The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation
title_short The dark side of artificial intelligence in retail innovation
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