Harnessing AI to Revitalize CP Group’s Retail Strategy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has experienced exponential growth and transformation over the past several decades, evolving from abstract theoretical concepts into powerful real-world technologies with far-reaching applications. The origins of AI can be traced back to the mid-20th century, when pioneers such as Alan Turing introduced foundational ideas that would later shape the development of machine intelligence. Turing's conceptualization of the ‘Turing Test’ in 1950 remains a cornerstone in the study of artificial intelligence, offering a benchmark for assessing a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human (Turing, 2009). The early focus of AI research was on solving highly specialized problems within fields such as mathematics, logic, and early robotics, with notable progress made in developing systems capable of performing basic problem-solving tasks (Russell & Norvig, 2016).