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Inside AI’s $5 trillion quest to develop taste

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Why This Matters

The race among tech giants and startups to develop AI with a sense of style marks a significant shift toward more personalized and human-like AI interactions. This evolution could transform consumer experiences, making AI more intuitive and aligned with individual preferences, ultimately driving a $5 trillion industry. As AI begins to understand and emulate human taste, it opens new opportunities and challenges for the tech industry and consumers alike.

Key Takeaways

If agentic commerce is to fulfill its potential, it has to do more than shop for boring, everyday products. Google, OpenAI, the social media giants, and a raft of startups are racing to win the high-stakes, all-too-human race to make AI that has a sense of style. The assignment is charming: I’ve been asked to moderate a panel in a garden in early summer. The problem is that it will require an outfit I don’t own and have no time to find. Easy enough, I think. I use AI every day to summarize transcripts, synthesize financial data, and draft emails. Surely I can outsource this.