Okay so im really curious about these AI powered shopping assistants that keep popping up everywhere like how do they actually work and whats so special about them? I get that they use AI powered shopping tech to suggest products but what makes them different from just regular search filters do they actually learn my style or is it all just clever marketing? Like can they really understand what I want better than I do or do they just follow trends also are they tracking my every click or what? And what about privacy with all this AI powered shopping stuff going on is my data safe or should I be worried? Honestly im kinda torn between thinking its super helpful or maybe just another way to get me to spend more money… does anyone else feel this way or am I overthinking it?
What are the key features of AI-powered shopping assistants?
Submitted 4 days ago by zackrider@thelemmy.club to technology@lemmy.world
Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 days ago
They are a feature that capitalists think will be useful - of course they are ultimately meant to make you spend more money. It’s not inconceivable that means they’ll make your visit to a site more pleasant (so you’ll be likely to come back to spend more).
That said, it’s also The Thing To Do these days to put AI into everything, whether it’s actually useful or not. So whether or not any particular AI assistant will be helpful or not is anyone’s guess and you’ll have to try them to see. Any AI assistant I’ve interacted with has been decidedly less than helpful and just barfed up what information I could’ve found more easily on my own.
True story.
(I ended up assuming they’re not going to show me shit.)
taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
That dialog sounds like the AI version of the typical unhelpful FAQ page that answers the questions the company wants to answer instead of the ones that are actually frequently asked. In that situation I mentally tend to pronounce it as Fa-Q (fuck you) page.