The Power of Agentic Commerce
Prakhar Mehrotra
Global Head of AI at PayPal
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Season 6 Episode 5
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As Global Head of AI at PayPal, Prakhar Mehrotra is looking deeply at the ways agentic AI is affecting commerce — particularly timely given PayPal and Google’s recent announcement of a multiyear strategic partnership to advance various commerce solutions. He joins Josh and Robb for a layered conversation that speculates on the shape of future marketplaces, where machines are bidding and setting prices on behalf of individuals and businesses. The trio also discuss the ways that AI is reworking the plumbing of technology within organizations and how agent runtime environments hold the key to successful adoption of AI.
As the world evolves into one with more AI agents than websites, digital interactions might become simplified for users in ways that add complexity for businesses. Prakahr shares his insights into how humans might interact with technology in the future and how technology will change commerce in ways that are hard to fathom but crucial to confront.
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About the guest
Prakhar Mehrotra is the Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at PayPal and a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change. Previously Prakhar was Managing Director and Head of AI at Blackstone and held various leadership positions at Walmart Global Tech, including Corporate Vice President, where he ran a global team focused on applied AI in ecommerce and retail operations. Prakhar holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Caltech and has completed executive education programs in leadership, finance, and strategy at Harvard Business School Online.
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