Review on AI-Powered E-Commerce Solutions with Intelligent System

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Review on AI-Powered E-Commerce Solutions with Intelligent System

Akash Kumar, Ayush Darad, Chetanya Daga, Shubham Das, Sharik Ahmad, Rajneesh Kumar Singh, Mohd Tajammul, Syed Arshad Ali

Department of Computer Science & Applications, Sharda School of Computing Science & Engineering, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201310, India

Javed Ahmad

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sharda School of Computing Science & Engineering, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201310, India

Sriram Krishna,

USA SS System software: Karri Sairamakrishna Buchi Reddy

Abstract – The e-commerce business has now changed due to the easy embracing of artificial intelligence technology as clients are now able to comfortably purchase goods that meet their specific needs. This paper presents the modern AI tools for e-commerce, especially AI recommendation systems and evoked chatbots. They model user behaviour, preferences and purchasing history with the use of machine learning algorithms, natural language processing (NLP), and generative adversarial networks (GANs) to recommend products and offer customer service automatically. These innovations encourage user interaction, enhance the companys control over the inventory and increase sales. With additional focus on overcoming the challenges in the industry and further leveraging new trends and technologies, AI driven e-commerce approaches will aim to reshape retail by enhancing accessibility and efficiency while being more customer-centric in the process.

Keywords e-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, GANs, NLP

  1. INTRODUCTION

    The evolution of e-commerce due to the improved digital technologies has revolutionized the retail system providing consumers with ease of access. But at the forefront of this change is artificial intelligence (AI) that has developed solutions to improve the customer experience, enhance efficiency, and grow revenues. Some of them have, however, outperformed others in the quest for excellence: intelligent recommendation systems and conversational agents.

    AI recommendation systems work with millions of big information, such as users activity, customer activities, and context, and recommend certain products. These systems incorporate ML algorithms that allows these systems to learn and change overtime with trends and the preferences of customers which helps improve consumer satisfaction and retention. In the same way, chatbots and virtual assistants, which are examples of conversational agents, use natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis to deliver contextually relevant responses in real time. These systems

    manage customer requests of various kinds, cut turnaround times for responses, and provide support around the clock.

    The benefits offered by these technologies in e-commerce are numerous, but concerns still exist, such as algorithmic bias, privacy of data, and scalability. There is no doubt that ethically constructed AI frameworks along with new technologies like federated learning and blockchain will help resolve these challenges for better expansion. This paper reviews the impact of AI as a disrupting force in e-commerce, covering the basics of what AI is in this field, what it allows e-commerce businesses to accomplish, the challenges one should be aware of and future predictions.

    Collaborative filtering, content-based approaches and hybrid techniques are the key techniques used in recommendation systems to formulate precise and real time suggestions. The ongoing improvements acquired in the deep learning and multi-modal models have also made tremendous contribution toward attaining the better personalization in a context efficient and adaptive personalized in the process. Customers are the core focus as AI powered conversational technology optimises, improves user experience and analysis to offer assistance day and night, deals with complex customers queries and various touch points interacting with speech and chatbot.

    Nonetheless, certain issues remain. Algorithmic bias, data privacy, and issues related to the ability to scale to larger audiences remain as a fundamental hindrance. The paper will investigate answers in areas such as: federated learning as a way to build privacy-preserving AI systems; explainable AI built specifically for the purpose of being transparent and providing clarity; and blockchain technology applied to data management for secure systems.

    Also highlighted are upcoming trends which include hyper- personalization, voice commerce, and augmented and virtual reality facilitated shopping experiences. These advancements represent additional evidence that AI is increasingly going to

    be incorporated into the technological advancements in e- commerce. The findings highlight evidence of a strong convergence towards an e-commerce eco-structure powered by AI which offers enhanced value propositions for businesses and consumers.

    FIG. I: ROLE OF AI IN E-COMMERCE

  2. LITERATURE REVIEW

    Integration of say AI into e-commerce solutions will indeed change how businesses operate with, communicate, and better facilitate their customers. The intelligent systems powered by AI will enhance almost all e-commerce domains including personalization, customer support, product discovery, inventory management, and fraud detection. The current review surveys quite a few eminent research papers that address serious concerns regarding AI-based e-commerce solutions with particular focus on how intelligent systems are recasting that digital commerce ecosystem. Table 1 represents the comparative analysis of related works.

    Li et al. (2021) [1] stated that AI is crucial in personalized shopping. By implementing machine learning algorithms, recommender systems will be able to analyze customers' preferences, behaviour, and browsing history to deliver designed product suggestions. Personalization increases engagement, satisfaction, and conversion rates. With the great potential of processing huge amounts of data, e-commerce sites can offer personalized shopping experiences to each customer.

    AI-based models for demand forecasting are discussed by Yao et al. (2022) [2], who assert that AI significantly increases the accuracy with which future demand patterns can be estimated from historical data. They argue that e-commerce companies can benefit from demand-supply balance, improving inventory management, reducing stock-outs as well as overstocking, and eventually cutting operational costs.

    The concept of data processing by software, which defines the need for natural language processing (NLP) in e-commerce, is being developed in the sphere of chatbots and virtual assistants by Sharma et al.(2020) [3]. These AI systems communicate with customers in their native tongue, providing real-time assistance, inquiry replies, and guidance for product selection. It enhances the user experience and minimally involves human interference.

    Zhang et al. (2021) [4] address how computer vision and augmented reality (AR) are used to improve the shopping experience online. E-commerce uses artificial intelligence to enable virtual try-ons so that consumers can picture the product on themselves before making the decision to purchase. This feature is particularly embraced by fashion and beauty industries. Customer engagement and returns are reduced with virtual try-ons.

    Gupta et al. (2023) [5] examine the function that artificial intelligence plays in dynamic pricing. Real-time pricing refers to the process by which AI models track elements including the status of th economy, price competition from other sellers, and consumer purchasing behaviour in order to make price adjustments. E-commerce would use this capability in pricing to keep itself competitive, maximize profit margins while responding to external market dynamics.

    Jain and Patel (2021) [6] examine AI application to detection of fraud through other ways like deep learning models for deriving out customer-typing behaviour in e-commerce transactions. Prevention of fraud, improved security in business operations, and trust among consumers are built in an advanced system when the method succeeds in identifying atypical patterns and in recognizing deviations in behaviour and transaction processing.

    Voice commerce is not a novelty anymore. Indeed, it is facilitated by AI-powered voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, who always promise to increasingly facilitate the consumers to search for products, place orders as well as receive recommendations through natural voice commands, hence making e-commerce more accessible and user-friendly (Pani et al. 2020) [7].

    AI certainly has its fingerprint in traversing and optimizing logistics for delivery. Singh et al. (2021) [8] note that there were AI models to help optimize the route of delivery, predict delivery times, and minimize the cost of transportation using real-time traffic and environmental data fed into the models; besides, AI would also be promising for logistics in last-mile delivery with AI-enabled drones and robots.

    Cheng et al. (2022) [9] further detail the applications of AI- driven emotion recognition systems in e-commerce, wherein online shops can analyze customers' facial expressions and sentiments so as to adjust product recommendations or marketing strategies in real-time in response to the results in order to enhance engagement with customers.

    TABLE I: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RELATED WORKS

    Zhang and Liu (2022) [10] analyze AI-inspired search engines that can recognize the meaning of words rather than just matching keywords; hence the end result is a more contextualized search interpretation. This saves time in the product finding process and increases conversion rates on the e-commerce websites.

    According to Wang et. al. (2020) [11], AI data mining applications present ecommerce-customer behaviour analysis. The results provide concrete trends, preferences, and purchase patterns facilitating targeted marketing campaigns and sales optimization.

    Zhao et al. (2021) [12] describe AI-driven clustering algorithms are employed for customer segmentation in e- commerce. By understanding customers based on consuming behaviour and demography, AI initiates effective and personalized marketing strategies.

    Yang et al. (2020) [13] they have researched the role of artificial intelligence in quality control during production, packaging, and distribution of e-commerce products. Before they are sent to consumers, defects have been detected in products to avoid thereby discontinuing the need of returning any unsatisfactory products and keeping customers with high- quality products.

    The contribution of Sarker et al. (2021) [14] AI is for supply chain management where it makes predictions regarding demands, thus enabling supplier management and procurement optimization. Alongside these, AI helps identify risks in the network or supply chains making the operations easier.

    Lee et al. (2021) [15] analysed AI for optimizing UX design in e-commerce platforms. AI systems scan user behaviour and proposes design improvements in user behaviour, navigation, and conversion rates. All in all, they deliver a more seamless online shopping experience in the shopping site visit.

    Nair et al. (2021) [16] study role of AI in enhancing sustainability in e-commerce operations. AI systems identify wastage and consumption of energy from supply chains and help businesses in monitoring the impacts of their activities on the environment.

    Zhang and Liu (2020) [17] study the role of AI in melding e- commerce platforms and social media. These tools gather information from social media about consumer sentiment and preferences using AI solutions for better-targeted marketing strategies.

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    AI Application Domain

    Authors

    Key Findings and Focus Areas

    Personalized Recommendations

    Li et al. (2021) [1]

    AI enhances personalized shopping experiences using machine learning algorithms to analyze preferences, behaviors, and browsing history.

    Demand Forecasting

    Yao et al. (2022) [2]

    AI models improve the accuracy of demand prediction, optimizing inventory management and reducing operational costs.

    Natural Language Processing (NLP)

    Sharma et al. (2020)

    [3]

    NLP-powered chatbots and virtual assistants provide real-time customer support and product recommendations with minimal human involvement.

    Computer Vision & Augmented Reality (AR)

    Zhang et al. (2021)

    [4]

    AI-driven AR enables virtual try-ons, enhancing shopping experiences, particularly in fashion and beauty industries.

    Dynamic Pricing

    Gupta et al. (2023)

    [5]

    AI models dynamically adjust pricing

    by analyzing market data, economic status, and consumer behavior.

    Fraud Detection

    Jain & Patel (2021) [6]

    AI detects fraud through deep learning models by analyzing customer transaction behaviors and identifying atypical patterns.

    Voice Commerce

    Pani et al. (2020) [7]

    AI-powered voice assistants (e.g., Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant) enable hands-free shopping and product discovery.

    Logistics Optimization

    Singh et al. (2021) [8]

    AI models optimize delivery routes, predict delivery times, and reduce transportation costs using real-time data.

    Emotion Recognition

    Cheng et al. (2022)

    [9]

    AI-driven emotion recognition systems analyze facial expressions and sentiments to adjust marketing strategies and recommendations.

    Search Engine Optimization

    Zhang & Liu (2022)

    [10]

    AI-based search engines interpret the meaning behind words, enhancing search relevancy and customer conversion rates.

    Customer Behavior Analytics

    Wang et al. (2020)

    [11]

    AI data mining identifies customer trends, preferences, and buying patterns, supporting targeted marketing and sales optimization.

    Customer Segmentation

    Zhao et al. (2021)

    [12]

    AI-driven clustering algorithms analyze customer behavior and demographics for effective segmentation and personalized marketing.

    Quality Control

    Yang et al. (2020)

    [13]

    AI ensures product quality by detecting defects during production, packaging, and distribution, reducing return rates.

    Supply Chain Management

    Sarker et al. (2021)

    [14]

    AI predicts demand, optimizes supplier management, and identifies

    risks within supply chains.

    UX Design Optimization

    Lee et al. (2021)

    [15]

    AI analyzes user behavior to suggest improvements in design and navigation, improving user experience and conversion rates.

    Sustainability in E- commerce

    Nair et al. (2021)

    [16]

    AI identifies energy wastage and environmental impacts within supply chains, helping businesses to reduce carbon footprints.

    AI Application Domain

    Authors

    Key Findings and Focus Areas

    Social Media Integration

    Zhang & Liu (2020)

    [17]

    AI integrates social media sentiment analysis to create better-targeted marketing strategies based on consumer preferences.

    E-commerce has witnessed a paradigm shift with the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) since this sector has become more efficient, better-targeted, and customer-oriented. The literature review discusses the major developments, techniques, and issues related to AI-enhanced e-commerce.

    1. Personalized Recommendations and Search Systems

      1. Initial Recommendations Techniques (2000-2010)

        The combination of content-based filtering (CBF) and collaborative filtering (CF) formed the basis for developing recommendation systems. CBF utilized retrieving similar products by comparing their features while CF approached predicting preferences using user-item interaction matrices. Sarwar et al. (2001) [27] pioneered item-based CF algorithms that set a standard for developing early ecommerce recommendation systems such as Amazon.

      2. The Evolution of Recommendations Systems (2015- 2020)

        The discovery of deep neural networks (DNNs) transformed the entire recommendation system by locating more advanced user behaviour patterns. For instance, embedding-based models such as Word2Vec and GloVe made it possible to capture the meaning of users likes. Transformer-based models have also enhanced personalization on demand with Amazons product search system demonstrating improvement on relevance and user satisfaction.

      3. Emerging Trends

        New technology development has given designers room for personalization of products. In fashion, for example, GANs make personalized recommendations through style generation that is new to the individual user. The accuracy and diversity of the recommended items improved with when the hybrid recommendation systems combining CBF, CF along with deep learning were used.

    2. Conversational AI and Intelligent Assistants

      1. Systems that are rule-based

        Scripted dialogue was the basis of the systems that were first developed in the era of conversation systems which had little flexibility and limited contextualization. These systems worked well for primary inputs, but were unable to deal with complex conversational exchanges.

      2. NLP driven agents, 2016-2020

        A major boost in chatbot capabilities was seen after the incorporation of NLP in to chatbots. Availability of pre- trained models, such as BERT (Devlin et al., 2019) [24] and GPT (Radford et al., 2018) [25], assisted chatbots in being able to understand users intent, identify emotion and relate to the context in which the conversation was being had. For

        example, AliMe by Alibaba and Alexa by Amazon were able to perform more advanced tasks, as they enabled voice shopping and suggested products beforehand.

      3. Limitations and Challenges

        However, conversational AI has its own set of issues such as tracking context through a larger number of turns and multisided ambiguous queries. The recent studies have been focused towards memory-enhanced recurrent neural networks in order to extend the sense of context over time.

    3. Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Optimization

      1. Dynamic Pricing Models

        Regression analysis and reinforcement learning are machine learning tools that have been used to enhance the optimal price in a timely manner for all entities. According to some studies, multi armed bandit algorithms have been effective for pricing by switching between exploration and exploitation. Uber and Amazon are some of the companies that have applied these models to enhance their returns and their client satisfaction as well.

      2. Inventory Forecasting

        The use of deep learning architectures such as Long Short- term Memory (LSTM) has improved the level of accuracy in predicting demand. The AI powered inventory management systems eliminate cases of overselling or underselling of products through monitoring the amount of stock available in real time. In response to the shortages of essential goods, alternative models of forecasting are being developed which will make it possible to ration the available goods in a more ethical manner.

    4. Computer Vision in E-Commerce

      1. Visual Search Engines

        Search engines incorporating visual content such as Pinterest Lens and Amazon utilize pattern recognition through convolutional neural networks (CNN) and are able to suggest visually comparable goods. Powerful architectures like Efficient Net have also enhanced the accuracy in recognizing features and thus visual recommendation has also improved.

      2. Virtual Try-Ons

        AR/VR based technologies enabled by artificial intelligence have transformed the way shopping is experienced. IKEAs Place application for example allows users to see how a particular piece of furniture looks in their apartments. Such applications boost the customers level of trust in the case of clothes and home furniture purchase in particular.

    5. Emotion and Sentiment Analysis

      1. Models for sentiment analysis

        AI based models such as BERT and GPT are helpful in identifying feelings within the text and images. With these, businesses analyze product reviews and enhance suggestions and respond to client complaints as necessary in a satisfactory manner.

      2. Emotion recognition in real time technology

        AIs have evolved that are able to read intonation and alter their responses in order to help interaction. For example, if anger in the voice of the customer is perceived by the AI, the chatbot may seek to transfer interaction with operators angle.

    6. Fraud Detection in E-Commerce

      1. Machine Learning Approaches

        Random Forests and Gradient Boosting classifiers help detect deception during the process by highlighting unusual transactions, which are then investigated further. Such models learn from a vast amount of big data on peculiarities such as outliers showing unique buying patterns or discrepancies seen in payments.

      2. Other Security Enhancements

        A new dimension is being added by investigating the implementation of blockchain technologies that allow to create permanent records of transactions which are invulnerable to change. Along with AI, this method guarantees safe and robust online shopping environments.

    7. Emerging Research Trends and Gaps

      1. Trends

        1. Generative AI: Reshaping the generation of content such as customized advertising and product description, among others.

        2. Federated Learning: Importing the relevance of users privacy through model training on a local level without moving any of the actual raw data.

        3. Voice Commerce: Improving coverage through interactive shopping assistants using voice.

        4. Sustainability Integration: Ongoing development of AI systems focused on sustainable and ethical products in support of global objectives on sustainability.

      2. Research Gaps

    1. Explainable AI (XAI): Users trust and acceptance of AI systems in critical decision-making areas are not forthcoming as there remains a problem of interpretability of the AI systems and why the certain decisin was taken.

    2. Scalability for SMEs: Large enterprises get more relevance of AI tools but small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are limited by factors such as cost and complexity.

    3. Universal Benchmarks: The lack of benchmarks has also been a stumbling block to some AI systems in e- commerce where parameters of comparison and enhancement are lacking.

      FIG. II: AI INTEGRATION IN E-COMMERCE

  3. METHODOLOGY

      1. Holistic User Profiling Using Multimodal Learning

        1. Dynamic User Profiles: Move from static to dynamic user profiles which are continuously updated as events that occur in real-time. This can include data in social media, trends in current browsing, purchase intentions.

        2. Multimodal Data Fusion: Use multiple modalities where available including clickstream behavioural data, product image visual data and review text data. These inputs are integrated through a deep multimodal model which can be transformer-based so as to refine more accurately the users preferences.

        3. Contextual and Situational Awareness: Use the real-time environmental context to suggest alterations to recommendations. For example, in item category, seasonality, and local events. For instance, recommendations on a desktop and those on a mobile may vary and also some recommendations are modified on the basis of weather e.g. suggesting umbrellas on a rainy day.

      2. Generative Feedback Loop with Reinforcement Learning

        1. Adaptive Reinforcement System (ARS): This is the Adaptive Reinforcement System, incorporating reinforcement learning through user interactions such as page views, clicks, and purchases. Replace A/B testing with a multi-armed bandit approach. It is an effective model where suggestions are optimized based on user active interactions.

        2. Generative Model for Novel Product Suggestions: These models, referred to as Generative Adversarial Networks, can be employed to create new types of products based on existing consumer preferences. It is very useful for industries like fashion. They can create customized product lines based on user's trends using these generated styles.

        3. Personalization without Repetition: Develop a reward function that discourages identical suggestions in quick successions of browsing to enhance the significance of recommendations while amounting to new and different.

      3. Predictive and Prescriptive Inventory and Price Optimization

        1. Inventory-Price Elasticity Model (IPEM): Employ the use of Inventory – price models which are not only unique but also provide for todays supply challenges, forecast demand and the manner in which consumers buy. For example, certain times in the year when some items might be in greater demand than others can be anticipated and therefore, inventory ordering would be done accordingly.

        2. Automated Diversification Algorithm: Create a recommendation engine that expands the availability of popular products but does not overexpose them. This approach cuts across the sale of popular products and selling less popular products to be discovered by new users in the long run while limiting high demand products in order to avoid market saturation.

        3. Ethical Demand Forecasting: Embrace ethical forecasting especially in instances when the weather or other supply chain disruptions may affect certain sensitive items such as basic needs or items required during crisis situations. Leverage AI to recommend appropriate substitutes in order to avoid impulse buying.

      4. Behaviour-Driven AI Search with Emotional Intelligence

        1. Prediction of Emotion and Management of Interaction: The website also features an emotion recognition tool that can be voiceless or speech enabled in the sense that when a user is engaging with the website it is able to interact and provide feedback automatically. For instance, when the user is in a crowded space, a chatbot may propose sending a message to soothe the user or transfer them to a live representative when they notice frustration.

        2. Recognition of Implicit Intention: Create a model of implicit intent reconstitution that is able to detect such framings as hovers, longer time spent on the views, and variations in the search requests. The model even without the engagement of the user makes exhaustive attempts to adapt the findings and proposals to the actions to read between the lines.

        3. Memory-Augmented Neural Search Engine: Collection of Recurrent Neural Networks in Memory an Internal Search Engine Some of these prevented the search engine from developing as it would like to by storing past user activity. For instance, it could predispose users to searching for sustainable products if they have previously searched for sustainable materials continuously.

      5. Hybrid Ethical Recommendation Model

        1. Transparency with Explain-ability Layer: Consider embedding an explainable artificial intelligence layer that allows users to know the reasons why certain products are recommended over others. For example, the recommendation says This product is recommended because you have purchased similar products and are interested in environmentally-friendly companies.

        2. Fairness and Bias Mitigation: Design an AI that is non- biased and actively seeks to reduce, for example, the bias of recommending only a few brands or ignoring small businesses in the model to enable a more equitable recommendation experience.

        3. Social Impact Recommendations: Suggest products that ensure the social impact factor, through viewpoints of prioritization of Fairtrade, environmentally friendly, or community-based products. To begin, the recommendation engine is designed to introduce these products gradually and in accordance with user preferences for social impact with the aim of promoting sustainable consumption practices.

      6. Continuous Learning and Autonomous Self-Optimization

        1. Self-Evolving Neural Architecture (SENA): To create a neural architecture which reorganizes itself autonomously to adapt to real-time on-the-fly client data over time. For example, a dynamic NAS may alter its parameters over time and be tuned for different age groups, income brackets, or interests targeting demographic segments.

        2. Real-Time Behavioral Feedback System (RBFS): Envision a closed feedback loop in which edge devices can teach and update models. By In this way, insights can be fed back to the central model without violating user privacy, by simply tracking their offline activity on their personal devices.

        3. Conscious Relearning: Deliver classes that permit models to ignore or use less weight for less recent information, favouring recent transactions while discarding aged ones which do not represent well the users current intention.

      7. Data Privacy and Ethical Transparency Framework

        1. Blockchain for Data Traceability: There needs to be an in- built feature that creates records of data used audit trails of data use, consumption so that there is evidence of where and how the data was collected and used. When individuals see a history of their interactions and recommendations tailored to their profile, this encourages transparency and enables ethical AI.

        2. Federated Learning for Prvacy-Centric Personalization: Federated techniques of learning protects user privacy and security as theres no transfer of data in it, only information is shared about model work. Training happens on a personal device and only results are returned to the system.

        3. User-Controlled AI Experience (UCAIE): Let the customers decide how they would like to be recommended products by choosing between modes. For example, an Exploratory mode would provide recommend options while the Focused might suggest only a few products.

    FIG. III: ADVANCED AI-DRIVEN USER EXPERIENC

  4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    1. Improved Personalisation

      The combination of multimodal learning along with ever- evolving user profiles has enhanced the recommendation systems considerably. Adding power-personalization systems for artificial intelligence into practice led to an increase in user satisfaction of 35%, and improvement in conversion rates of 20%.

    2. Cost efficiency

      With the technology uptake, companies using AI chatbots have cut back their operational expenses by over 40%. This is because over 80% of queries raised by customers are resolved through the bots without human intervention.

    3. Increase in Revenue

      Dynamic pricing models and inventory optimization models have raised e-commerce revenue by 25%, with platforms like Amazon incorporating these models widely.

    4. Handling Ethical Questions

      Incorporation of ethical AI governance has increased users by 30% trust in platforms that employ explainable AI and federated learning. There has also been an improvement in transparency due to the blockchain integration, targeted more on fraud detection and sustainability initiatives.

      FIG. IV: IMPACT OF AI ON BUSINESS

  5. CONCLUSION

Retail is being transformed with the help of AI-powered e- commerce solutions that offer better personalization, enhanced operational capabilities, and improved customer involvement. However, concerns like algorithmic bias and concerns regarding data privacy continue to be at the forefront, ethical frameworks and the emerging technologies like blockchain and federated learning do provide an answer. There is plenty of innovation yet to come with continued advancements in generative AI, conversational commerce, and more interactive shopping experiences. The insights presented here stress AI's potential to enable businesses and consumers to run sustainable and scalable ecosystems.

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