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- 0:00According
- 0:00to
- 0:00Reuters,
- 0:02Amazon
- 0:02said
- 0:03last
- 0:03week
- 0:03that
- 0:03its
- 0:03cloud
- 0:04computing
- 0:04division,
- 0:05Amazon
- 0:06Web
- 0:06Services,
- 0:07plans
- 0:07to
- 0:07invest
- 0:07about
- 0:08$11
- 0:08billion
- 0:09to
- 0:09expand
- 0:09its
- 0:10infrastructure
- 0:10in
- 0:10Georgia
- 0:11to
- 0:11support
- 0:12cloud
- 0:12computing
- 0:12and
- 0:13AI
- 0:13technologies.
- 0:14Quote,
- 0:14the
- 0:14investments
- 0:15in
- 0:16Butts
- 0:16and
- 0:16Douglas
- 0:17counties
- 0:18are
- 0:18expected
- 0:18to
- 0:18create
- 0:19hundreds
- 0:19of
- 0:19jobs
- 0:20and
- 0:20enhance
- 0:21Georgia's
- 0:21position
- 0:22as
- 0:22a
- 0:22hub
- 0:22for
- 0:23cutting
- 0:23edge
- 0:24digital
- 0:24innovation.
- 0:25End
- 0:25quote.
- 0:28And
- 0:29yes,
- 0:31I'm
- 0:31still
- 0:31getting
- 0:32over
- 0:32Butts
- 0:32County.
- 0:33How
- 0:33should
- 0:34the
- 0:34rest
- 0:34of
- 0:34retail.
- 0:35How
- 0:35has
- 0:36that
- 0:36gone
- 0:36unknown?
- 0:37I've
- 0:37never.
- 0:38Did
- 0:38you
- 0:38know
- 0:38about
- 0:39Butts
- 0:39County?
- 0:39I
- 0:39didn't
- 0:40know.
- 0:40I
- 0:40mean
- 0:40this
- 0:41county,
- 0:42this
- 0:42is
- 0:42the.
- 0:43This
- 0:43is
- 0:43the
- 0:43overtired,
- 0:44like
- 0:45three
- 0:45year
- 0:45old
- 0:46sense
- 0:46of
- 0:46humor
- 0:47right
- 0:47now
- 0:47coming
- 0:47out
- 0:48in
- 0:48me.
- 0:48Where
- 0:48Butts
- 0:49County?
- 0:50Who
- 0:50knew?
- 0:50Okay.
- 0:51I
- 0:51know
- 0:52you
- 0:52were
- 0:52asking
- 0:53me
- 0:53a
- 0:53very
- 0:53professional,
- 0:54important
- 0:54question.
- 0:55I'm
- 0:56trying
- 0:56to
- 0:56keep
- 0:56this
- 0:56podcast
- 0:57classy.
- 0:57And
- 0:58how
- 0:59should
- 0:59the
- 0:59rest
- 0:59of
- 0:59retail
- 1:00be
- 1:00reacting
- 1:01to
- 1:01Amazon's
- 1:01$11
- 1:02billion
- 1:02AI
- 1:03investment
- 1:04in
- 1:04the
- 1:04Peach
- 1:05State?
- 1:06I
- 1:06think
- 1:07everybody
- 1:07should
- 1:07be
- 1:07paying
- 1:08very
- 1:08close
- 1:09attention
- 1:09to
- 1:10this.
- 1:11We
- 1:11heard
- 1:12in
- 1:12video
- 1:13their
- 1:14CEO
- 1:14was
- 1:14speaking
- 1:15at
- 1:15CES
- 1:16earlier,
- 1:16whatever
- 1:17week
- 1:17we're
- 1:17in
- 1:17right
- 1:18now.
- 1:18And
- 1:19then
- 1:20we
- 1:20had
- 1:20a
- 1:22Martin
- 1:22on
- 1:23stage
- 1:23with
- 1:23John
- 1:23Furner
- 1:24here
- 1:24at
- 1:24nrf
- 1:25just
- 1:25talking
- 1:26about
- 1:26even
- 1:27more.
- 1:27Like,
- 1:28we
- 1:28know
- 1:28Nvidia
- 1:29is
- 1:29huge.
- 1:29We
- 1:29know
- 1:29that
- 1:30they're
- 1:30the
- 1:31key
- 1:31to
- 1:31all
- 1:32of
- 1:32the
- 1:32continuous
- 1:33AI
- 1:33development
- 1:34that's
- 1:34going
- 1:34to
- 1:34be
- 1:34happening.
- 1:35But
- 1:35Chris,
- 1:36what
- 1:36they
- 1:36were
- 1:36showing
- 1:36on
- 1:37stage
- 1:37at
- 1:37nrf,
- 1:37it's
- 1:38just
- 1:38like
- 1:38it's
- 1:38even
- 1:39beyond
- 1:39I
- 1:40think
- 1:40what
- 1:40we
- 1:40can
- 1:40even
- 1:41comprehend.
- 1:42So
- 1:42I
- 1:42think
- 1:42the
- 1:42fact
- 1:43that
- 1:43Amazon's
- 1:44investing
- 1:45$11
- 1:45billion
- 1:47in
- 1:47continuing
- 1:48to
- 1:48bolster
- 1:49their
- 1:50AI
- 1:50capabilities
- 1:51especially,
- 1:52you
- 1:52know,
- 1:52everybody's
- 1:53got
- 1:53to
- 1:53get
- 1:53their
- 1:54piece
- 1:54and
- 1:54right
- 1:55now
- 1:55is
- 1:55the
- 1:55time
- 1:55that
- 1:56you
- 1:56got
- 1:56to
- 1:56be
- 1:56doing
- 1:56it
- 1:57because
- 1:57you
- 1:57know
- 1:57it,
- 1:58it's
- 1:58going
- 1:58to
- 1:58be
- 1:59impossible
- 1:59to
- 1:59catch
- 1:59up
- 1:59to
- 2:00people
- 2:00like
- 2:00Nvidia.
- 2:01But
- 2:01if
- 2:01you're
- 2:01not
- 2:01doing
- 2:01anything
- 2:02to
- 2:02think
- 2:02about
- 2:02this,
- 2:03like
- 2:03you
- 2:03got
- 2:04to
- 2:04figure
- 2:04out
- 2:04how
- 2:05you're
- 2:05going
- 2:06to
- 2:06set
- 2:06yourself
- 2:06up
- 2:06for
- 2:07the
- 2:07structure
- 2:08or
- 2:08the
- 2:08foundation
- 2:09to
- 2:10have
- 2:10successful
- 2:13pieces
- 2:14in
- 2:14place
- 2:15to
- 2:15really
- 2:15succeed
- 2:16with
- 2:16AI.
- 2:17Because
- 2:17there's,
- 2:17there's
- 2:17just
- 2:18no
- 2:18way
- 2:18that
- 2:19you
- 2:19cannot
- 2:19use
- 2:19this.
- 2:20There's
- 2:20no
- 2:20way
- 2:21that
- 2:21if
- 2:21you
- 2:22are
- 2:22a
- 2:22technology
- 2:23company,
- 2:23you
- 2:24cannot
- 2:24be
- 2:24making
- 2:24these
- 2:25types
- 2:25of
- 2:25investments
- 2:26right
- 2:26now.
- 2:27Especially
- 2:27the
- 2:28agentic
- 2:28A
- 2:29stuff.
- 2:29Chris,
- 2:29like
- 2:29for
- 2:29those
- 2:30in
- 2:30our
- 2:30audience.
- 2:30Yeah,
- 2:30explain
- 2:31what
- 2:31agentic
- 2:31AI
- 2:32this
- 2:32was
- 2:32a
- 2:32relative
- 2:32to
- 2:33interpret
- 2:33agentic
- 2:33AI.
- 2:34Yeah.
- 2:34So
- 2:34like
- 2:35I
- 2:35was
- 2:35telling
- 2:35you,
- 2:36like
- 2:36when,
- 2:36when
- 2:36we,
- 2:37you
- 2:37know
- 2:38who
- 2:38we
- 2:38were.
- 2:39Oh,
- 2:39Keith,
- 2:39Keith
- 2:40Mercier
- 2:40from
- 2:41Target
- 2:41or
- 2:42from
- 2:42Microsoft.
- 2:43On
- 2:44our
- 2:44podcast
- 2:45leading
- 2:45up
- 2:45to
- 2:45nrf,
- 2:46he
- 2:46was
- 2:46talking
- 2:46about
- 2:46agentic
- 2:47AI.
- 2:47And
- 2:47I
- 2:47think
- 2:47that
- 2:48For
- 2:48a
- 2:48lot
- 2:48of
- 2:48people,
- 2:48that
- 2:48was
- 2:49like
- 2:49the
- 2:49first,
- 2:49kind
- 2:49of,
- 2:50the
- 2:51first
- 2:51place
- 2:51that
- 2:51we
- 2:51were
- 2:51hearing
- 2:52about
- 2:52it.
- 2:52I,
- 2:53I
- 2:53immediately
- 2:53assumed
- 2:54agentic
- 2:54AI,
- 2:55like
- 2:55an
- 2:55agent,
- 2:56a
- 2:56call
- 2:56center
- 2:56agent,
- 2:57a
- 2:57bot
- 2:57that
- 2:57you're
- 2:57interacting
- 2:58with
- 2:58on
- 2:58the
- 2:58website.
- 2:59Oh
- 2:59God
- 2:59no.
- 3:00This
- 3:00was
- 3:00like
- 3:01Azita
- 3:01and
- 3:01John
- 3:01were
- 3:02on
- 3:02stage,
- 3:03they
- 3:03were
- 3:03showing
- 3:03like
- 3:04a
- 3:04complete
- 3:05transformation
- 3:06of
- 3:06a
- 3:06DC
- 3:07where
- 3:07agentic
- 3:08AI
- 3:08just
- 3:08basically
- 3:09means,
- 3:09in
- 3:10my
- 3:10understanding.
- 3:11It's
- 3:11just
- 3:12these
- 3:12are
- 3:12the
- 3:12jobs
- 3:12that
- 3:13AI
- 3:13is
- 3:13doing
- 3:14a
- 3:14thousand
- 3:14times
- 3:15better
- 3:15than
- 3:15people
- 3:16and
- 3:16they
- 3:16are
- 3:17just
- 3:17going
- 3:17to
- 3:17catapult
- 3:18every
- 3:19single
- 3:19industry.
- 3:20And
- 3:20so
- 3:21that's
- 3:21where
- 3:21the,
- 3:22this
- 3:2211
- 3:22billion
- 3:23dollar
- 3:23investment
- 3:23in
- 3:23Georgia,
- 3:24you're
- 3:24just
- 3:24like,
- 3:25yeah,
- 3:25this
- 3:25is
- 3:25the
- 3:25kind
- 3:26of
- 3:26money
- 3:26that
- 3:26we're
- 3:26going
- 3:26to
- 3:26have
- 3:26to
- 3:27be
- 3:27throwing
- 3:27at
- 3:27this.
- 3:27This
- 3:27is
- 3:28kind
- 3:28of
- 3:28infrastructure
- 3:28we're
- 3:29going
- 3:29to
- 3:29have
- 3:29to
- 3:29be
- 3:29building
- 3:29for
- 3:30this
- 3:30to
- 3:30be
- 3:30successful.
- 3:31It's,
- 3:32it's
- 3:32beyond
- 3:33what
- 3:34I
- 3:34think
- 3:34we
- 3:34can
- 3:34even
- 3:35comprehend
- 3:35right
- 3:35now.
- 3:36Yeah.
- 3:36Or
- 3:37said
- 3:37another
- 3:37way,
- 3:37all
- 3:38those
- 3:38inventory
- 3:38planning
- 3:39and
- 3:39allocation
- 3:39jobs
- 3:39that
- 3:39are
- 3:40the
- 3:40starting
- 3:40grounds.
- 3:40Right.
- 3:41Most
- 3:41retailers,
- 3:42those
- 3:42are
- 3:42going
- 3:42to
- 3:42become,
- 3:43you
- 3:43know,
- 3:43AI
- 3:44agents
- 3:44in
- 3:44the
- 3:44long
- 3:44run
- 3:45is
- 3:45basically
- 3:45what
- 3:46is
- 3:46how
- 3:46I
- 3:46would
- 3:46read
- 3:47into
- 3:47that.
- 3:47Yeah,
- 3:48that
- 3:49what
- 3:49you
- 3:49just
- 3:49said.
- 3:50So,
- 3:50I
- 3:50mean,
- 3:50and
- 3:51I
- 3:51don't
- 3:51have
- 3:51much
- 3:51to
- 3:51add
- 3:51here.
- 3:52I
- 3:52mean
- 3:52I
- 3:52just
- 3:52thought
- 3:52of
- 3:53a
- 3:53way
- 3:53to
- 3:53put
- 3:53this
- 3:53in
- 3:53perspective
- 3:54for
- 3:54our
- 3:54audience.
- 3:5511
- 3:56billion,
- 3:5611
- 3:57in
- 3:57$11
- 3:58billion
- 3:59investment
- 3:59is
- 4:00more
- 4:00than
- 4:00twice
- 4:01the
- 4:01market
- 4:01cap
- 4:01of
- 4:02Macy's
- 4:02which
- 4:02we
- 4:02just
- 4:02talked
- 4:03about.
- 4:03Macy's
- 4:04market
- 4:04cap
- 4:04is
- 4:05$4
- 4:05billion.
- 4:05So
- 4:06$11
- 4:06billion
- 4:07is
- 4:07more
- 4:07than
- 4:07twice
- 4:07the
- 4:08value
- 4:08of
- 4:08Macy's
- 4:09right
- 4:09now.
- 4:09Yeah,
- 4:09that's
- 4:10the
- 4:10scale
- 4:11of
- 4:11the
- 4:12resources
- 4:12that
- 4:12we're
- 4:12talking
- 4:13about
- 4:13here
- 4:14with
- 4:14which
- 4:14Amazon
- 4:15has
- 4:15to
- 4:15win
- 4:16and
- 4:16forge
- 4:17its
- 4:17trail
- 4:18in
- 4:18the
- 4:18next
- 4:18generation
- 4:19of
- 4:19AI
- 4:19based
- 4:20commerce.
- 4:21That's
- 4:21crazy
- 4:21when
- 4:22you
- 4:22think
- 4:22about
- 4:22it.
- 4:22And
- 4:23so
- 4:23other
- 4:23retailers
- 4:24are
- 4:24not
- 4:24going
- 4:24to
- 4:24stand
- 4:24a
- 4:25chance.
- 4:25So
- 4:25I'm
- 4:25a
- 4:25little
- 4:25more
- 4:26like
- 4:26doomsday
- 4:27tinfoil
- 4:27hat
- 4:28here
- 4:28and
- 4:28going
- 4:29to
- 4:29understand
- 4:30we
- 4:30used
- 4:30to
- 4:31use
- 4:31like
- 4:31three
- 4:31or
- 4:31four
- 4:31years
- 4:32ago
- 4:32because
- 4:33it's
- 4:33going
- 4:33to
- 4:33be
- 4:33impossible
- 4:34to
- 4:34keep
- 4:34up
- 4:34with
- 4:34them.
- 4:34I'm
- 4:35not
- 4:35even
- 4:35sure
- 4:35Walmart
- 4:36can
- 4:36keep
- 4:36up
- 4:36with
- 4:36this,
- 4:36you
- 4:37know,
- 4:37at
- 4:37the
- 4:37end
- 4:37of
- 4:37the
- 4:37day.
- 4:38So
- 4:38the
- 4:38only
- 4:39path
- 4:39I
- 4:39see
- 4:39here
- 4:40is
- 4:40that
- 4:41Amazon
- 4:41either
- 4:42gets
- 4:42bigger
- 4:42and
- 4:43bigger
- 4:43and
- 4:43puts
- 4:43more
- 4:44retailers
- 4:44out
- 4:44of
- 4:44business.
- 4:45Right.
- 4:46Yeah.
- 4:47Or
- 4:48gobbles
- 4:48them
- 4:48up
- 4:48too,
- 4:48maybe
- 4:49acquires
- 4:49them,
- 4:49you
- 4:50know,
- 4:50who
- 4:50knows?
- 4:50Or
- 4:51the
- 4:51government
- 4:51gets
- 4:51involved
- 4:52and
- 4:52breaks
- 4:52up
- 4:53aws.
- 4:53Because
- 4:55the
- 4:55combination
- 4:56of
- 4:56those
- 4:56two
- 4:56is
- 4:56just
- 4:57making
- 4:57Amazon
- 4:58so
- 4:58powerful
- 4:58in
- 4:58this
- 4:59landscape
- 4:59that
- 5:00there's
- 5:00no
- 5:00way
- 5:01it's
- 5:01going
- 5:01to
- 5:01be
- 5:01a
- 5:01fair
- 5:02playing
- 5:02field,
- 5:02you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03with,
- 5:03with
- 5:03them
- 5:04being
- 5:04able
- 5:04to,
- 5:05you
- 5:05know,
- 5:05have
- 5:06that
- 5:06in
- 5:06their
- 5:06back
- 5:06pocket
- 5:07to
- 5:07dominate
- 5:07the
- 5:08space.
- 5:08Yeah,
- 5:09that's
- 5:09a
- 5:09great
- 5:09point.
- 5:10And
- 5:10not
- 5:10just
- 5:11Amazon.
- 5:11I
- 5:11mean,
- 5:11you
- 5:12look
- 5:12at
- 5:12all
- 5:12of
- 5:12these
- 5:12companies
- 5:13like
- 5:13Nvidia
- 5:14even,
- 5:14like,
- 5:14I
- 5:14think
- 5:15there's
- 5:16going
- 5:16to
- 5:16be
- 5:16legislation
- 5:17changes
- 5:17that
- 5:18have
- 5:18to.
- 5:18Because
- 5:19people
- 5:19like
- 5:20Nvidia,
- 5:20people
- 5:20like
- 5:20Amazon
- 5:21that
- 5:21have
- 5:21these
- 5:21deep
- 5:22pockets
- 5:22are
- 5:22investing
- 5:23so
- 5:23much
- 5:23money
- 5:23and
- 5:23being
- 5:23able
- 5:24to
- 5:24do,
- 5:24like,
- 5:24no
- 5:25one's
- 5:25going
- 5:25to
- 5:25be
- 5:25able
- 5:25to
- 5:26catch
- 5:26up
- 5:26with
- 5:27them.
- 5:27It's
- 5:27impossible.