AI at Target

[Dream Baby]

https://www.axios.com/2024/06/20/target-store-companion-ai-tool-employee

This stood out.

"The retailer developed the tool in-house..."

I wonder what version of Zebra it has to run on?

 

[dannyy315]

They can't even fix basic search on the Zebra. My hopes aren't high.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Thats the chatbox thing.

 

[convict16]

Thats the chatbox thing.

This is a new chat bot called Store Companion. It is a generative AI chat bot.

 

[BKop16]

It can't be worse than chatbot...

 

[Dysprosed]

Once this thing is polished, it will probably eliminate 80% the CSC and mySupport workforce.

 

[Dysprosed]

Chatbot can't even really be called a chatbot. It's a poorly executed interface essentially designed in the style of a decision tree. The mySupport web form is far better and less frustrating to use.

 

[HInbound]

Once this thing is polished, it will probably eliminate 80% the CSC and mySupport workforce.

And there was much rejoicing

 

[qmosqueen]

Made in India

 

[versionDefect]

Made in India

india has alot of the smartest people in the world

 

[oath2order]

india has alot of the smartest people in the world

I mean just based on it being either the first or second in population, it also has a lot of the dumbest people in the world.

 

[RunForACallBox]

I remember something AI was installed on my device a few weeks ago but was deleted later that same day.

 

[BackupTL]

It's nothing that you wouldn't be able to find on Workbench. Good idea, but will still spew incorrect info if the Workbench (source info) page is outdated.

 

[versionDefect]

It's nothing that you wouldn't be able to find on Workbench. Good idea, but will still spew incorrect info if the Workbench (source info) page is outdated.

workbench is usually if not always up to date imo

 

[redeye58]

Can't really imagine "Target" & ANY kind of "Intelligence" in the same paragraph.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

Target SkyNet.

 

[Captain Orca]

Is the A I shit really necessary? simplify, enjoy life and reduce information sharing.

 

[Captain Orca]

Web surfing, email, web purchasing, light videos, youtubes is all this stupid old redneck needs. I'm sure I'm not alone. Much of the new tech is irritating, time consuming and for some of us totally useless. No need for A I offering suggestions when writing. I'll write and compose whatever the fuck I want and I don't need nor want any assistance.

 

[Mikuhl]

Chatbot can't even really be called a chatbot. It's a poorly executed interface essentially designed in the style of a decision tree. The mySupport web form is far better and less frustrating to use.

It was only slightly bearable when it was Bullseye you were talking to and he barked at the end. 😭

 

[vendordontmesswithme]

workbench is usually if not always up to date imo

Sometimes I have a hard time finding something that I know is on there some place. Last week it was the "Bin Change Form" for compost bins. I don't have space to keep more than a stack in the steel. I liked it better when I could order directly from GoCart when I need some . I usually get 6 but DC automatically sent just 4. I did the chage form for more and received zero in the last 10 days.

 

[happygoth]

Is the A I shit really necessary? simplify, enjoy life and reduce information sharing.

I've ranted about this before, but the AI-generated descriptions some sellers are using on Ebay now are hilariously bad. A paragraph of flowery nonsense that provides no pertinent information about the item.

 

[Dysprosed]

It was only slightly bearable when it was Bullseye you were talking to and he barked at the end. 😭

Now we'll have BullsAI barking at us.

 

[Captain Orca]

Example: ai filling a sentence letter by letter with extraneous bullshit. Looking up stall speeds and crosswind components for two single engine general aviation airplanes. 15 lines of crap when it could have been expressed in a simple graph. 2 ordinate dots 2 abscissa dots and 2 graph lines. Simple.

 

[Dream Baby]

Target SkyNet.

You know you are old when half your TMs don't get the Terminator reference. 😀

 

[quintentIcon]

Got to try the AI out today at my pilot store, and it seems pretty useful, if limited. It can tell you almost anything about the roles or positions of Target, but seems to be limited to what is on workbench, meaning it frequently says outdated or incorrect-to-store data, or seemingly gets things wrong sometimes (it recognized Project DeLorean, but thought it was an old drive-up remodel.) I can see it being really useful for new TMs especially, who don't have time to look through a billion pages of workbench to find the specific answer to their question