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FOR PEOPLE

Benefits and downsides

Consumers are promised less search and comparison work; merchants face dependence on agent recommendations and possible exclusion if their systems cannot interact with agents.

FOR AI AND ITS OPERATORS

Benefits reported

Shopping agents move from suggesting products to planning, selecting and executing transactions across systems.

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  1. The next customer of your site will be... an artificial intelligence ↗journaldunet.com · 2026-08-27

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