This is what these companies are doing with AI:
Google Maps
– Locates fastest routes based upon past traffic patterns and current conditions
– Predicts when, where, and how difficult finding an empty parking spot will be based upon dispersion of spots
Netflix
– Personalized recommendations of movies and shows.
– Generating series and movie banners, designs, and artwork
– Analyzes each movie title screen. Tests the images among the communities
– Picks the best images based upon this reinforcement learning.
eBay
– Product recommender chatbot, called ShopBot that helps understand what users are looking for.
– Processes their text messages and images and finds the best match.
– Excellent contextual understanding and friendly language.
– Competitors’ users tend to ask more questions about products than on eBay.