On Consumers & More On AI

The US consumer’s spending hasn’t declined, but it has shifted—leaving retailers of out-of-favor items out of luck. Jackie recaps what company managements have revealed about what consumers do and don’t want to buy these days and pinpoints multiple reasons for the shifts. … And: AI seems to be advancing by the minute. Our weekly Disruptive Technologies segment looks at the strides two companies have made in producing avatars and robots that seem very human.