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SummerOnTheWay1
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July 20, 2025

🤔 Are You Ready to Let an AI Agent Shop for You? (AARP Article)

  • July 20, 2025
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FROM THE ARTICLE.

 

Autonomous ‘agentic AIs’ can act on your behalf and even pay for stuff. But guardrails are essential.

 

By Edward C. Baig, AARP.

 

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Published July 18, 2025.

 

I've been busy shopping online: for a laptop, flights for a family vacation, groceries too.

But instead of methodically researching deals and recommendations on my own, I recently enlisted an artificial intelligence agent from ChatGPT owner OpenAI named Operator, which not only took care of all that but also, with my say-so, was ready to spend my money.

 

USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE.

 

https://www.aarp.org/personal-technology/ready-for-ai-shopping.html

7 replies

SummerOnTheWay1
SummerOnTheWay1Author
July 20, 2025

📎  Nope and I luv "self checkout" so I can pack my groceries my way = NO delivery services either.

 

Geez, seems AI is rapidly taking over the world. NOT good!!!

 

What happens when it "malfuntions"....

 

Take care,

Nicole (Friends & Family Forum)

GaPeach72
Conversationalist ⭐⭐⭐
July 21, 2025

 There is no way I would allow that!!!  People, especially the younger ones, are already being dumbed down by social media and the internet.  

    SummerOnTheWay1
    SummerOnTheWay1Author
    July 21, 2025

    📎@GaPeach72 , thanks for stopping by!!! At age 67 I "miss" some of the old ways. Seems to me "machines" are taking over and we are losing the "human" part of life. For example, it is like you NEVER know IF a stranger is "speaking" to you or someone on their cell. Lol, I have "learn't" to CHECK their ears BEFORE making a fool of myself & respond. Geez!!! Personally, I donot spend alot of time on cell or internet, hate them both & use as "needed" - seek relaxation elsewhere.  😉  Take care, Nicole!

    GailL1
    July 21, 2025

    I can see how this would be somewhat beneficial but knowing me, I would probably recheck it to make sure I am getting the [whatever] specific to my needs and at a competitive price. 

    So instead of doing it FOR me, I would more prefer it give me just the details and the facts and then I can decide.  Course, it has to point out all the small print stuff that sometimes trips folks up - the exclusions, cautions, and availability or any special info.  

     

     But doing the actual shopping - fine with me - cause I hate shopping.  

     

     

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