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Sep 2022
16m 12s

In Machines We Trust: How retail is usin...

Mit Technology Review
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Retailers face an evolving landscape of fraud tactics each day. It’s why companies are increasingly turning to AI to try and catch threat patterns never seen before, and block attacks before they happen. While this approach lends itself to efficiency, it’s also one that relies on increasingly complex data profiles of consumers. In this episode, we peer into ... Show More
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