Watch: What to Know About AI This Holiday Season
From ChatGPT to social media, tech experts Jennifer Shaheen and Dustin Lemick share how retailers can harness the power of AI.
The latest episode of “My Next Question,” a co-branded webinar series hosted by National Jeweler and Jewelers of America, shared how artificial intelligence-powered technology could be just the thing to give jewelers a leg up on the competition.
Hosted by Jewelers of America’s Annie Doresca and National Jeweler’s Lenore Fedow, guests Jennifer Shaheen of Technology Therapy Group and BriteCo CEO Dustin Lemick discussed how jewelers can best use AI technology this holiday season.
They discussed what to know about ChatGPT and how AI can be used for data management, social media, product descriptions, and more.
Watch the full discussion in the video above.
“My Next Question” will return Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. EDT with “Unwrapping Social Media: Tips for the Holiday Season,” hosted by JA’s Amanda Gizzi and National Jeweler’s Lauren McLemore.
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