Vivek Pandya

AI shopping is surging, up more than 600 percent during last week's Cyber Monday, when total spending topped a record $14 billion, according to Adobe Analytics.

Thanks in part to AI, which drives higher traffic that ends in purchases compared to non-AI traffic.

Vivek Pandya is Adobe Digital Insight's lead analyst.

That may look like letting AI track prices, do virtual try-ons, or just chatting with an AI assistant about gift lists.

There are risks and concerns around privacy and fraud, and roughly half of people find the joy of giving still comes from shopping in-store the old-fashioned way.

Amy Held, NPR News.