About this episode
The episode explores the implications of AI managing stores and the changing dynamics of human interaction with AI.
Alex and Ellis sit down with Andon Labs co-founder Lukas Petersson to talk about what it looks like when AI moves out of the chat window and into the real world. They discuss AI-run stores and vending machines, why people behave differently when interacting with AI, and what happens when machines start managing businesses on their own. They also get into the idea of humans working for AI, whether all software is about to disappear, and how close we really are to that shift. Follow ACCESS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accesspodcast/ Follow Alex: https://sources.news/ https://x.com/alexeheath/ Follow Ellis: https://meaning.company/ https://x.com/hamburger ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Alex, Ellis
Guest: Lukas Petersson
Topics covered
- AI in retail
- AI interaction
- business management
- technology
- human-AI collaboration
Keywords
- AI
- retail
- business
- technology
- human behavior
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Andon Labs, ACCESS, Vox Media
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