Sean Pyles

Yeah.

It's exactly what it's designed to do, is to get them to spend without thinking.

Yeah, I was just thinking, do you guys want to put money on how long it's going to be until buy now, pay later is incorporated into the shopping tools?

Yeah, exactly.

This really raises some questions for consumers.

Like, are you even seeing the best option?

Or are you comparison shopping anymore?

Because I think that's still important and not just, you know, taking the recommendation from an AI tool blindly.

Okay.

So you got your dupe.

I also wouldn't want to put my credit card information into one of these systems anyway.

I just had my credit card used without my permission.

I had to get a whole new card.

It was a whole rigmarole.

And I just don't want to give that information to a company that I don't trust.

Okay, so say I'm shopping inside an AI chat.

Ana, what kind of mindset should I have besides being incredibly skeptical, which I already am?

A lot of that wording that you just mentioned feels like subtle manipulation to make you feel more comfortable with the options that are being presented.

And I think it would still be a good idea for folks to do their own research outside of one of these tools to make sure you are actually getting the right product for what you want.

Okay, so what's the safest way to use AI for shopping right now?