Ecommerce will be continuing to grow in the year 2018. According to a research, it was found that the U.S. ascended to a whopping $453.5 billion in 2017, up by 16% from 2016. Consumers nowadays is buying online products than ever before. So, if you should think of new strategies to sell your products online. The biggest ecommerce trends that you need to know about in 2018 are: 1. Storytelling, Transparency, Personalization, Messenger Automation, Voice Search & Mobile Shopping, Community Movements and Influencer Marketing. Read more at: https://www.business2community.com/ecommerce/biggest-ecommerce-trends-need-know-02024731

According to authors, innovations in the areas of Artificial Intelligence(AI),Machine Learning and Deep Learning are beginning to dominate the technology landscape but the actual user experience and concerns about privacy and security are obstacles that can prevent AI from reaching its potential. Despite it’s negative implications, a Consumer Intelligence Report by PwC, revealed, that most consumers believe AI will help humankind, by solving complex problems, like fatal diseases, city traffic, cybercrime, infrastructure and fraud, that plague modern societies , thereby helping people to live more fulfilling lives. AI could revolutionize  personalized healthcare by analyzing data thus helping in maximizing life expectancy and enhancing wellbeing.AI will expand access to financial, medical, legal and transportation services to those with lower incomes thus emerging  both as a process and a product that instills trust and transparency in consumers. Read more at https://aitrends.com/security/consumers-welcome-ai-despite-lingering-privacy-concerns/

Subsets of AI are diversifying and algorithms are growing advanced. AI had an alarming impact in many instances. Certain applications of AI are called black box because it is difficult to understand how the result have been generated. Decoding the black box technique involves optimizing a given function in isolation, and sharing it as necessary. This makes the work a lot easier and scales the data. Firms need to make people aware of AI's applications in order to make it more transparent. AI cannot be completely trusted with certain applications. In future, we have to embrace AI and develop trust on it because it has many advantages and black box is a positive step in this direction. Read more at: http://analyticsindiamag.com/making-sense-black-box-artificial-intelligence-trust-ai-completely/