Effizienz-Fetisch als Falle für den E-Commerce

In this interview segment, Stefan Wenzel and a co‑host discuss the current state of AI adoption in e‑commerce. They argue that the industry is still waiting for a definitive "playbook" on how to use AI, but such a static guide cannot exist because the field evolves so quickly that any model becomes outdated within a couple of years. Consequently, companies must iterate rapidly. Wenzel identifies a pervasive "efficiency fetish" – an obsessive focus on optimizing existing processes with AI. While firms can layer endless technology onto their current workflows and extract marginal gains, this efficiency‑driven approach often leads to solutions that are irrelevant to real product‑level problems. The core issue, they claim, lies not in the process itself but in the lack of relevance of the AI applications being deployed.










