{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Apple Store Founder on the Future of AI and Retail","description":"Ron Johnson spent twelve years building Apple's retail business from scratch, working side by side with Steve Jobs to create the Apple Store and, later, the Genius Bar. In this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast with host Tammy Haddad, Johnson talks about his first fateful meeting with Jobs and reveals the real story behind naming the Genius Bar — including Jobs's initial rejection of the idea. Johnson also discusses his new book Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius and gives his take on how artificial intelligence is already transforming both physical and online retail, and why physical stores remain essential even in a digital-first world.","author_name":"Washington AI Network with Tammy Haddad","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5112809-washington-ai-network-with-tammy-haddad","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43856418/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}