AI, Tech & Automation
December 31, 2025
AI, like the Internet/World Wide Web, social media and mobile before it, is a key member of the Digital Quad: the four transformational technologies that impact consumers' work and play lives, for better or worse. Image credit: Treecha, Shutterstock
By Mickey Alam Khan
How we co-opt AI in our lives – professionally and personally – will mark the difference between success and failure in the second half of this decade for luxury marketers, retailers and professionals.
{"ct":"KmX+n+FjX84WmZaPkFkogsCHy\/aXqXaz91KpFitu8+JNXt1Mq0\/wWMXJBsSz2Tn2WPBPlpXHcp37DJSs3mdKcpIcaWBbPkEa54zORbSexw\/US3ibC4sIKDWRQypU2L8MSdrq5Vs6YT5XkIBngQI4ss980JG5nuHKv4T8rvlHSof0lQOMJ1oNxrc9bG5\/dA5tfiop+NcUxLuhFzqGIlluLyZIUISZWhqN70UpWQEb7d1lzV\/QAECFbgVTdcCRC\/fB8mW1tJLFEWF+g4+tQCMUNdi0Pz5WscoI8AJ2YZFrCUmrbzXc95j0jkwu\/3ZLdms7d\/Buy5z3ACtTAknGPHunk2UA\/I3VbyhPso2qLot5hwLzY51UvCoN7nLXN+wEXcSp7Aao1anhDH+5EK9Jubw9QKeQBtcRVCNGg4uSxjqb6D3J\/GgoutHLxxjxLbfYfX5BMNfQ5N9GPhkChSfxQ4rBceEwlLeTKNKYqUyquvP1ueK3luxW+DUm8QNnsxtghnHdDi9eERt7\/JIBM4zhoWMlb8IJqrSEi0LJNBcx65p9zXV0N14s9Eqsk08IG\/8Y+ZR2lF5mx3av28YTKeHP1JJEJN5lqHzPT2+XX7YztKNelr4\/x2SRCJ\/2THF6WikdpvNKiY7kI2ZgHfiAF9\/Gh\/fT\/+9V4Re2HODFcWPEnCcahQE7NvaP4l0sbM6lOqp8boGtxobfuSaMEjlXKelLfPDqaZgqUd39fbKp97uA3vXHnDScebNFFbnSNw9iDdVzOKjwFR\/UZ2xWOfVGkPd7FgtKMZLs5taWH8slzchZw\/1APFDkA1omW8b6MEnto1xn4oZ8kkOKyMSuYY\/DZ6FHr8gmMmyk15SM9r3AzTdIeY3nRjzEtNtmXHkgPYybvnLAS+byc5CFJ7eJ8XSgAy7IHRX5jeslfDHcX90BnSSrZpNu8UIhyWWvHQQGWszm4s2a6xJtXsw\/efr4S\/fcpgdVPUPbMGoZhw2\/OFw7LdNFlBzMVZTCvf\/r9dvsIz5vA227K8RgviHm2yVRuiQ83RXqCUzsG2qa9clSCTG2syATefSSb5m2jSDHE895mA4Ux3QCbguKaJd+bFjjMWrh\/y9X1KPliUAnoBpWR4Xeb\/QOWE3zf+4O5mLmipu60PhRlxSUryUGxtaOjhgNin0wBo0usvvddQyKP9ve9i\/X1FMj1pF5l828UwKmE9C6ejp05p7WNfAkh41EcfvpI9KnzC27sJmV5mjHd9pqOl4ty3dtwH0R4s7dLnxa0Tg2+yxFSp3fWQCBlEyDiEiNYN0Opa\/EyFqtbae9Gw7ZQMVdtm+tmJNwFD9AU094ZPraztGyyKKbuRTUb5yQnUKXDnH4qR5q8aS8nc8dacx4j+v46O6ZqhNMGd1iGl1H\/cAWE7kZb+oEq1cXXqu5O3bUbg5fSQlr+dQgap4TV53C09TaRBl9UvrvtcqKIB9cvKYZx3yyj+qgheY5wZe8uqf\/LqJmAd8hHlVQ7evkWT6XitSMtbB7jr0AAnUB5b4KUc8OjaDMe6aw6h+toYxByFBc1ZHrudkIjOF\/e2H+01nCN54fMwmL++DBKG1Snh8A3rRt7BiS+iEgTvYmNgbRXu2kKVwtujPUhaBFG24m6mMrp7JDkUGKb8MFGUPX7vFBxKsa5OrqI\/s1DhXhpfWiyzjgXfTmEv5WJFb+u67QhnWJFPCvmEajAsrpwvOR92tWWPg\/D3\/F0eWqzCB0pIhwNTf9iR1eNDr76YkhdbwBmncNDAxB8Cwze20c+Jx\/c93gkyN5Oq4eOuiPIyvkM3\/lv600Djn\/6uULwIV1uUWQV9kzZZI1b\/6J95Y6a6qGSP2NWDuBLv9K3IMFJ4JBrD9CMZLi3mOcmvSDTB5T7o2gRyaUpd2iSFQ8dxWseBR0VihmzZuF07d8RQTCsSpMhT2BRp4ELvHZfd5aOEmOpczRrnhTi8R1wPvHYXsYECXSY7UHfuz1GgyHCZtbbnfwGaRlhuCBD11Ku0gnt3Q\/fpNaMfNonWH2bXtXGMudPhmJXEvPwVkgcb29xkemJqJnDw4dtJyucgJYdO+Y4eWcq27cuCfBMcOByapaho8q27Eawu\/80H5NSIUcmAMdvbDfPzJ42389VLGJTFpGSeYvMOxny\/aaJQSnUHPV7GU6JwasMmabITUXkN4Rh3cdiy+JOXD8UcD6kfqrYuThjLtnmAnvXVgt\/fplaJOa72QcYVxSyOj9eEo4Z1LzR7XUIl2Xg0Y8Ezwu9eKwH8mqwIlLgbjl3p231noMuuJsPEeiXGg1w1To8emLEz4hsuDNxkG3udM2QSDRoHhskdVnlfsDMYdwcRBQimlDDNFhT15vOr901V5fFv7K2kMwJkmYPe0X12Aigv9V0gDsnIgr9CproHlusG94jSAP+KE\/e\/Msr8LcfWY0w9aJkutjWl+EE8jAvMWe6NZaglCdVtCbPRhD3kmIw92K2cM8IV40Q\/6DrVETYnLoEBd\/WgCXhXdaTLd5JDLljlzSXAWMrPgfaMMLByUYWeSHMn+gSf0Pctf\/rhns4rAAGCwi7TpcZnxgF+bTGvuFrsItCuq3GOSSouUPEgNfsDp9qFX3q\/VyLZTlnsWeMMrQdkL6KFJBlkq+s6y9MFjA6+MMIcAssLJYVYkuLSfBXliQCtJ9o7NZedqZwaLLArRGVEIMac+3zskjoOfSFiLsag3u5d0GssIceBl+fJ8kl9XW3BF5SLElXwraznl7XiUyn2OZRlltvIU5jVpZ+I1JcXV4+01XQ28JqJ0fNW9JYUAAQwq7s209EcfjHK99mJ+iknykY+e4Ob80dDu5HYbCzGAJTREG8akSSAjGzz9gGI5\/S+ltaCEzsrJjGcbxCOAPkxb44FRDy1lktg8NPph6GiM9psvXX0J0J61o37scrneUaYgdFuit1OnU3erMo7wlPH6b9ff2wzEuhr9pgQcxYGyW0EQBUDAi2bDIbRHP1ax6+vwBKcvDtnht6PoDVucG17GcVrrkoZKxoOUUBNooysDYCB3YCgTwV5AVRkpS\/atT+dZ\/Ebcg5rbMnvdKeeTQYHY2JYK2AZfQvsLuvQ9BmOaxfbLcI3cEiviuS1Q2RGbKOBd0\/xEQeil967aPNyUcBqlY4gZ7X8d\/faMMAQbgcZm1C2\/XqfagYVVSwuKl9A1BIK1ea5ywwruB2nwr0knPPx\/zi6yzqZaenIwKShYSeID8RnlsD\/3eHXNEige3n+9JIgKKkzm9Mke2W4YaAh7jQoC1zaqVVoX5BK7AqH3og2Yy9Rnsmbio3scQKCxBoLKh5wVrpGJaUX4hVQV8SnWjV9I1nm+z2mJyasgapU0aMsIeJYB1AdacXjsujQmcpJQNPlhv9Pv1XBpTOyQUekbAEzryr6p8aR8vFGuc9+7D4YOy5Um8go\/ThpvBH77NLkVVK9fN5gcJjmKttP2GExVM91aR7H8diHVocD60OmSWmrNI7j5\/NmwrC7tQ9AKhcCZyWD72GzNTDvQUvJX18mMuuYEFRxdmI8JX3kE\/PY40Usr1k8IE7HqjTj6fgtUjx2qYY\/7sELE4le1j6NGJ\/INN6gl21PBOz2ZHT3Nk0dN4XebKm2+Y67aaVxMXUPEYi1K\/5hkhl\/RKxE1wd\/JicPeA5B4GUvk0xA7Mx3rb7MTiQbMOCHtom3BvpX6Zt\/Lz8WEWctvA\/vKtkBPxvDuHktZT8D2NoxcTo3LHtaQxFZ8ObFZ\/H8Z6CChPvQtth2uQewvjwHwpadSbzBnmpjcCUe44UiiLrs3UI35bXp\/aZWuLm5QgAZpA5XhhpszF\/B62p+6PUFq\/nvvzMy1YKJwHzZ2WQFkhDerRiH7TLQglS+X\/RfhG+yJetbsWBGcL\/3Y5x7fCk4O8mHyu9lTS14zR5Xw94I0Z1xKiJN0JJYgSP1PfZ4AZsmiotovUiaNSbXbrdI9vnB6VTNN\/5fLyZDkt3xC99Lvo1NCyWvl1pc+wgXcM0tMyXhqZ5ra7sc77TZUe+wTpTWh8If2t309p9fxSRs8TRPpSWxRAsnpQxab3lD\/Ayti+js4H5fF7brdQ0tYXTLhxfqt1UEFT8prJiy1A5CbrgvZZJOHPkrIodGtXsybjQREdex8z+QZ4Ho4TqhY5zAx6thyjXtSgRw3DDxxg3UuA14jX1Xg0qbIdFu\/TH28wufrLMZmrej6riwTCNCyReu1nwtOtUCQa+dtnELxgAXoW44ADNMgsd1Nu\/B52rLhUiBSb5qFNXPA3uevbZO1Z4Nh4ZHakuplXlCpbSBCA2ws1xWeLzkRb9bb455u6efCtu+g3ah06t\/ypNrj4VSumyX4iEvRNdQUl1mURJzLNFO48yV0\/yBQY2VQzfZZSASvdfTxC+MWozpyqJbfpTPinD6\/r7PGyAI6tF+EL5YTEGZGbBX6bBXy\/Y6K6XcAUtSDoTVEP5K6SS+szv4t969S0nxRLKTwJ3sTxUvObYI3TBGNwZ4nciYBeznHNSZbsAJR80JdcrjOtq5UKTorEeyHIH9EZcy6SC7sOsfXBRWQ0witNNc4oRyn5t0vVdH4wLb6vmqngrWJ19rHoDGEaBzbx7WZ41r003B6dZZAxN2TQEyFCDo+G1jgN3fpbvXC+icbaMFh9SAjXMAHPJ4a2NA==","iv":"c3866b80a21fbf80a85320e53f62e678","s":"8d8427184e1c5e74"}
Share your thoughts. Click here