AI Agentic Shopping Preferences Are Unpredictable, Study Finds
emollick · x · 2026-08-27
New research by Ethan Mollick's team examines AI shopping agents. They found that it is nearly impossible to consistently predict or influence what an agent chooses, as even minor factors like page viewing order or memory context can shift preferences in unpredictable ways.
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