Welcome to a world where you don’t even need to do your own impulse shopping. Visa and Mastercard have introduced AI-powered shopping assistants to make buying stuff easier. Visa’s “Intelligent Commerce” lets AI find and purchase items for you, while Mastercard’s “Agent Pay” allows you to chat with an AI to create a shopping list, buy things, and get payment advice—usually suggesting your credit card.
You set a budget and preferences, and the AI handles everything, from groceries to booking trips or holiday gifts. This builds on how people already use delivery services, taking it a step further by letting AI do the work. Jack Forestell, Visa’s chief product officer, told The Associated Press this could be a big deal. The goal is to save time and make shopping smoother, but it means trusting AI with your money and choices. These services are new and just starting to roll out.
Source: Salon