A poster for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival is displayed at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon SongA poster for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival is displayed at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song
A poster for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival is displayed at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song
Tech /  Innovation

Alibaba lets AI, robots and drones do the heavy lifting on Singles’ Day

This year’s November 11 shopping ritual will engage a recommendation algorithm, robots, and chatbots capable of understanding human emotion

Topic |   Singles' Day (11.11)
Celia ChenSarah Dai
Celia Chen and Sarah Dai

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Why you can trust SCMP
A poster for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival is displayed at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon SongA poster for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival is displayed at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song
A poster for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival is displayed at a subway station in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song
READ FULL ARTICLE