ChatGPT To Soon Let You Buy Items Online Like Amazon? Here's What We Know
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OpenAI is offering search and AI image tools but shopping also seems to be high on its agenda with ChatGPT for its users.
ChatGPT lets you draft mails, generate Ghibli-style images that have caused OpenAI all sorts of problems, including the GPUs melting. But the AI chatbot is not done yet, and soon you could use it for shopping items online.
ChatGPT is reportedly in talks with Shopify for this integration which not only will give you the power to buy products within the AI chatbot but also give you detailed ideas and reviews about them from genuine customers.
OpenAI is already looking to make ChatGPT the ideal search hub, and moving into the e-commerce space not only furthers its reach but also makes it a rival for Amazon and other online shopping platforms. Shopify is known for its wide shopping network on the internet and reports say ChatGPT will allow the company to extend its support to more users and give more merchants the window to join the ecosystem.
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AI currently helps you with recommendations but the rumoured integration will list you the products based on the text prompts, or maybe even use the live camera sharing tool to enhance the experience. Shopping seems like a logical step up for AI models like ChatGPT and Meta AI among others.
Google is another tech giant that could tap into its own repository of merchants and get Gemini to do the heavy lifting with its available data. Having said that, there are all reports for now, and OpenAI has officially not shared any details about bringing shopping to ChatGPT but we might not have to wait very long to see it release.
OpenAI has introduced more AI image tools to not only save them but to edit and manage them in many ways. Yes, ChatGPT 4o users are getting a library to store their AI-generated images in a repository which is accessible at any time.
ChatGPT is slowly bringing more of its features to free users, and the image library will work if you have both paid and free versions of ChatGPT on the mobile and web version.
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April 23, 2025, 14:30 IST
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