Guest: Steve Armato, VP of Middle Mile & Tech at Amazon
Whether leaders accept or ignore new tech makes the difference between it disrupting their organizations – and transforming them.
Amazon’s use of new technology is a clear and major component of its success. It’s a big part of what puts packages on your porch. And, as Steve Armato reveals, Amazon wants to share that tech with others. Steve is their VP of Middle Mile and Tech. In this episode, he talks about the ways Amazon shares AI and other technologies – and how they develop that new technology in the first place.
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