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AS Watson CEO: AI should augment, not replace, retail workers

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Malina Ngai, CEO of AS Watson, advocates for a human-AI partnership in retail, arguing that AI should enhance employee capabilities rather than replace them. She believes this approach leads to increased employee engagement and improved customer service. Ngai highlighted that AI can also foster diversity, as seen in a Foshan warehouse where automation increased the female workforce. She cautioned against using AI solely to optimize existing processes, emphasizing its potential to fundamentally reinvent business models. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI can improve employee engagement and customer service in retail, rather than solely driving job cuts.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a retail CEO about AI's impact on jobs and business models.

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AS Watson CEO: AI should augment, not replace, retail workers

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nicholas Gordon ·

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    The biggest risk with AI, warns AS Watson CEO Malina Ngai, is using it to polish today's processes. Do that, and "you get a version of yesterday."

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