Actually, this is a great idea in principle, because the inverse is possible.
We could use Amazon’s resources for search, then use an AI agent in a browser plug-in to replace the buy button and buy the product from somewhere else.
Amazon is testing a Buy for Me button powered by agentic AI that will let users purchase products from third-party websites without leaving Amazon's app.
Submitted 2 months ago by Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shopping-app-buy-for-me-brands
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xodoh74984@lemmy.world 2 months ago
DrCake@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I can’t even trust Alexa to buy stuff from Amazon. No way would I trust this to actually buy and pay for things for me
yesman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Since this service is free, I expect Az is taxing the retailers somehow. Perhaps it’s something like the Honey scam.
I’ll bet you can’t pay with an Az giftcard or credit balance.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 months ago
It’s not a scam. The retailers don’t care where the money comes from.
lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So… Even more “automatic” ways to funnel ever more money into Bezos’ pockets…???
Hell, no.
Amazon and their Echo system can Fuck Right Off.
🤡 🖕 🖕
db2@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Gross.
BigTrout75@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ha ha tech funds a way. Sell in Amazon and get a free website. cpsc.gov/…/CPSC-Finds-Amazon-Responsible-Under-Fe…
mac@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Hmm could be a nice way to get the 5% cash back I get on aws/amazon via my business amex on other sites…
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
And now Amazon will have more data points on you to sell to advertisers.
Also fuck Amazon.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Way ahead of them. I just buy stuff from other websites now without Amazon or AI involvement.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Same.
It’s amazing how much money our family has saved the past couple of months alone, just be deciding we won’t patronize Amazon and Target now (in addition to Walmart).
Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Damn! You should put the project on github. That sounds amazing! XD
dangling_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
This. Use Amazon to find the brand, and go to their website to buy directly. The seller website is the same price on the surface, but you can almost always get a coupon that’s cheaper than Amazon. (Amazon FBA charges like 30%)
RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Same. At first it was hard to break the habit of just buying the first item that didn’t look fake off of Amazon, but you get used to it and I’m not second guessing my sanity that often. It might cost more, but it’s no marketplace dropshipping and I’m not impulse buying crap.