Amazon feeds its large language models vast quantities of retail data. It says its AI agents might someday be smart enough to buy you stuff without you even having to ask.

Chilimbi says the first step toward AI agents will likely be chatbots that proactively recommend products based on what they know of your habits and interests, as well as a grasp of broader trends. He acknowledges that making this feel nonintrusive will be crucial. “If it’s no good and annoying, then you’ll tune it out,” he says. “But if it comes up with surprising things that are interesting, you’ll use it more.”

Future AI agents might, for instance, navigate various websites to sort out a parking ticket, or they might operate a PC to file a tax return.

  • reddig33@lemmy.world
    35·
    2 months ago

    Lol. They’ll just recommend crap Amazon is trying to get rid of, or cheap knock off Chinese junk that has paid a promo fee to get shoved to the top of the list.

    • shyguyblue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      And then companies will start using AI to generate favorable reviews and content to get the Amazon ai to notice. The Internet really doesn’t need us anymore does it?

  • Badabinski@kbin.earth
    15·
    2 months ago

    lmao fuck off Amazon. I already hate their stupid fucking AI because when I want to search reviews and the Q/A section for a word like “watt”, it makes me wait 10-15 seconds while it tells me that it can’t help me with that and that I need to give it more details.

    I’m not trusting anyone or anything with my purchasing decisions that doesn’t, say, reference the SDS for a product that’s being cagey about exactly what the active ingredients are. I did that, and that’s why I paid like $5 for a bag of citric acid powder instead of $20 on some citric acid descaling goo that comes in a pretty bottle. That’s a very specific example though. I do some variation of that shit any time I buy something, so I’m sure as shit not going to let Amazon spend my fucking spondulix based off of AI hallucinations.

    EDIT: Man, I need to deal with my anger towards bullshit AI usage because this shit isn’t going anywhere and I spend way too much time being pissed.

    • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Your edit is super relatable and it sucks. It sucks that we can’t opt out of this shit until it collapses, assuming it does, because money.

  • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 months ago

    Amazon Exec: snorts line of coke Humans don’t consume fast enough so we’re gonna automate consumption with AI. More money now please Mr. shareholder.

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 month ago

    1995: Don’t buy books at the store, buy them online instead!

    2001: Don’t buy electronics from stores, buy them online instead!

    2004: Don’t buy any household goods at the store, buy them online instead!

    2007: Don’t buy groceries at the store, buy them online instead!

    2014: Don’t shop on your PC, tell this talking hockey puck what you want instead!

    2018: Don’t bother telling the puck what you want every month, sign up for a subscription instead!

    2024: Don’t shop, let the algorithm shop for you instead!

    2027: Don’t go to the bank, let Amazon handle all your personal finances for you instead!

    2038: Don’t manage your correspondences, appointments, social obligations, work, or personal hygiene yourself, let the Amazon Personal AutoSkeleton move you around and speak for you instead!

    20X6: Don’t use your pathetic flesh prison, upload your consciousness to the Amazon Digital Brain Cloud instead!

  • TommySoda@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    I already don’t buy anything from Amazon anymore. Canceled my prime and haven’t bought anything from them in 6 months. If I can’t get it from any other specific online store I just go to the actual store. I honestly forgot how good it feels to do it too. Buying shit online is cool, but when you do it in person you actually get a feeling of accomplishment.

    I highly recommend it.