Artificial Intelligent Retail Search
A series on the evolution of retail search from lexical matching and black-box engines to search relevance, data science, query understanding, and AI search.
Start Here
Start with the legacy retail search problem, then move into the data science era and the emerging role of AI in search relevance.
Questions This Series Answers
- Why is retail search different from web search?
- How did retail search move from black-box engines to relevance engineering?
- What role will AI play in product discovery and search relevance?
Key Themes
- Retail search
- Search relevance
- Ecommerce search
- Query understanding
- AI search
Articles in This Series
- Artificial Intelligent Retail Search is here! (1) - The Legacy & The Problem
A look back at the “Black Box” era of retail search, why we moved away from it, and the fundamental tension between finding products and making money.
- Artificial Intelligent Retail Search is here! (2) - The Data Science Era
Moving beyond simple keyword matching. How the industry transitioned to hybrid systems, query understanding, and the “Builder’s Era” of search relevance.
- Artificial Intelligent Retail Search is here!-In Progress
In this article, I explore the evolution of retail search and attempt to predict the future of retail search