In episode 109 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Russ Maschmeyer.
Russ is the Product Lead for AI and Spatial Commerce at Shopify. At Shopify, he leads a team that looks at how AI can better empower entrepreneurs, with a particular interest in how image generation can help make the lives of business owners and merchants more productive. He previously led design for multiple services at Facebook and co-founded Primer, an AR-enabled interior design marketplace.
Have suggestions for future podcast guests (or other feedback)? Let us know here or reach us at editor@thegradient.pub
Subscribe to The Gradient Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSS
Follow The Gradient on Twitter
Outline:
(00:00) Intro
(01:50) Russ’s background and a hacked Kinect sensor
(06:00) Instruments and emotion, embodiment and accessibility
(08:45) Natural language as input and generative AI in creating emotive experiences
(10:55) Work on search queries and recommendations at Facebook, designing for search
(16:35) AI in the retail and entrepreneurial landscape
(19:15) Shopify and AI for business owners
(22:10) Vision and directions for AI in commerce
(25:01) Personalized experiences for shopping
(28:45) Challenges for creating personalized experiences
(31:49) Intro to spatial commerce
(34:48) AR/VR devices and spatial commerce
(37:30) MR and AI for immersive product search
(41:35) Implementation details
(48:05) WonkaVision and difficulties for immersive web experiences
(52:10) Future projects and directions for spatial commerce
(55:10) Outro
Links:
Russ Maschmeyer: Spatial Commerce and AI in Retail