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Amazon Plans Index of Online Product Data Across the Web
The Verge ·
At a glance
Amazon reportedly plans to gather data on products sold anywhere online, including items it does not sell, and show it on its own site, according to Reuters. The project would cover products beyond Amazon's own catalog.
Key points
- The goal is to keep shoppers from leaving Amazon to research products on Reddit or Google.
- The plan would also make AI agents, which act on users' behalf, rely on Amazon's product data.
- An internal document says answers from Amazon's AI shopping assistant Rufus are often wrong or incomplete.
- It is unclear whether the project will launch, and the document lists an October 1, 2027 release date.
Why it matters
It shows where online shopping search and AI shopping tools may be heading. Amazon has said the document is an outdated draft that may not reflect its current plans.
Original source
Amazon has a plan to index the world’s online shopping data
The Verge · Nov 14, 08:49 KST
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