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"Your phone buzzes at 6 a.m. It’s ChatGPT: “I see you’re traveling to New York
this week. Based on your preferences, I’ve found three restaurants near your
hotel. Would you like me to make a reservation?”
You didn’t ask for this. The AI simply knew your plans from scanning your
calendar and email and decided to help. Later, you mention to the chatbot
needing flowers for your wife’s birthday. Within seconds, beautiful
arrangements appear in the chat. You tap one: “Buy now.” Done. The flowers are
ordered.
This isn’t science fiction. On Sept. 29, 2025, OpenAI and payment processor
Stripe launched the Agentic Commerce Protocol. This technology lets you buy
things instantly from Etsy within ChatGPT conversations. ChatGPT users are
scheduled to gain access to over 1 million other Shopify merchants, from major
household brand names to small shops as well.
As marketing researchers who study how AI affects consumer behavior, we believe
we’re seeing the beginning of the biggest shift in how people shop since
smartphones arrived. Most people have no idea it’s happening."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
