L’Oréal and IBM: AI-Powered Beauty
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🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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This week, the show takes you behind the scenes at L'Oréal’s research center in New Jersey. Malcolm Gladwell delves into the complexities of cosmetic formulation and the AI partnership with IBM. Learn how AI is poised to revolutionize the creation of beauty products, to make them even more sustainable and innovative.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | Welcome to Tech Stuff, a production from IHeart Radio. |
| 0:08.1 | This season on Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell is back. |
| 0:12.2 | And this time, he's taking the show on the road. |
| 0:14.7 | Malcolm is stepping outside the studio to explore how IBM clients are using artificial intelligence |
| 0:20.7 | to solve real world challenges and |
| 0:23.3 | transform the way they do business. From accelerating scientific breakthroughs to reimagining education, |
| 0:29.6 | it's a fresh look at innovation in action, where big ideas meet cutting-edge solutions. |
| 0:35.6 | You'll hear from industry leaders, creative thinkers, |
| 0:38.3 | and of course Malcolm Gladwell himself, |
| 0:40.6 | as he guides you through each story. |
| 0:43.3 | New episodes of Smart Talks with IBM |
| 0:45.5 | drop every month on the iHeartRadio app, |
| 0:47.9 | Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:51.2 | Learn more at IBM.com slash smart talks. |
| 0:56.5 | To understand why the Cosmetics Super Giant L'Oreal Group is teaming up with IBM, you must first take a closer look at its products. |
| 1:05.8 | Take lipstick, for example. |
| 1:07.7 | It's one of those things that seem straightforward. A waxy cylinder that you rub on your |
| 1:11.8 | lips to turn of a different color. Easy, right? Well, maybe not. As my colleague Lucy Sullivan found out, |
| 1:18.8 | when I sent her an assignment to L'Oreal's North America Research and Innovation Center. |
| 1:24.5 | All right. I'm reporting live from the L'Oreal visitors' parking lot. Malcolm told me that |
| 1:32.7 | he would be sending me to Paris, France for this L'Oreal excursion, but instead I am in Clark, |
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