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Will people trust AI agents with their wallets?

A user credits an AI agent with handling purchases and saving $200 by canceling unneeded subscriptions and services. Another post argues that most people won't hand agents a digital wallet to spend without oversight.

Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth)AG
Steven SinofskySS
9 Sources, 20d ago, first seen 20d ago

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One user says an AI agent bought socks, ordered Whole Foods groceries, booked a cleaning service and got them dinner over a 24-hour period. They credit it with saving $200 by canceling subscriptions and services they no longer needed, and say they accepted its burger recommendation without much thought. They predict businesses will increasingly sell not just to people, but to agents making decisions for them.

A quote-post challenges that outlook, arguing that most people won't hand over a digital wallet: buying socks and groceries is an expense to manage, not a chore to outsource without oversight.

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9 Sources, first seen 20d ago

375 likes39 comments132 saves17 reposts

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Steve Hind@stevehindThe B2A channel is huge for high consideration purchases. At BBQ on weekend another dad was telling me he’d bought his car by telling ChatGPT all his needs and letting it choose make and model, then letting it find locks listings for that car.20d
Jeff Weinstein@jeff_weinsteinRT @stevehind: The B2A channel is huge for high consideration purchases. At BBQ on weekend another dad was telling me he’d bought his car b…20d
Gergely Orosz@GergelyOroszI continue to be amazed how the tech industry doesn't realize that the majority of people won't hand over a digital wallet for AI agents to go and spend on stuff, because buying socks + groceries is not a chore to outsource w/o oversight, but an expense to manage...20d
Steven Sinofsky@stevesi@sriramk overwhelming ecomm with returns might be interesting. thinking about how tricky physical world subscriptions end up being before bots. Saving money turns into lots of subscription management. this seems like an accelerated version of that existing problem--bot management.20d
Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth)@antoniogmChatGPT's newest ad format is itself an agent. You click on something and start a conversation with an advertiser agent about their product. The obvious next step is your agent negotiating with the advertiser agent on your behalf, coming to terms, and transacting the purchase (and with a dozen other competing advertiser agents too). Everything from an ecommerce purchase to a restaurant reservation will be a conversation (and auction) among agents.18d
Dan Romero@dwrMass market agents make 1-click irrelevant. Fast shipping still matters. But for a lot of items you are probably fine with slower shipping if you don’t have to click buttons. You just talk to your device and it appears soonish.18d
Alex Rampell@arampellWe (@venturetwins and I) wrote this a year ago and it’s finally starting to happen!18d
Ben (no treats)@andersonbcdefgsoon you'll just be able to have your agent buy a fictional $7,350 bracelet for you16d
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    Steve Hind@stevehindThe B2A channel is huge for high consideration purchases. At BBQ on weekend another dad was telling me he’d bought his car by telling ChatGPT all his needs and letting it choose make and model, then letting it find locks listings for that car.20d
    Jeff Weinstein@jeff_weinsteinRT @stevehind: The B2A channel is huge for high consideration purchases. At BBQ on weekend another dad was telling me he’d bought his car b…20d
    Gergely Orosz@GergelyOroszI continue to be amazed how the tech industry doesn't realize that the majority of people won't hand over a digital wallet for AI agents to go and spend on stuff, because buying socks + groceries is not a chore to outsource w/o oversight, but an expense to manage...20d
    Steven Sinofsky@stevesi@sriramk overwhelming ecomm with returns might be interesting. thinking about how tricky physical world subscriptions end up being before bots. Saving money turns into lots of subscription management. this seems like an accelerated version of that existing problem--bot management.20d
    Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth)@antoniogmChatGPT's newest ad format is itself an agent. You click on something and start a conversation with an advertiser agent about their product. The obvious next step is your agent negotiating with the advertiser agent on your behalf, coming to terms, and transacting the purchase (and with a dozen other competing advertiser agents too). Everything from an ecommerce purchase to a restaurant reservation will be a conversation (and auction) among agents.18d
    Dan Romero@dwrMass market agents make 1-click irrelevant. Fast shipping still matters. But for a lot of items you are probably fine with slower shipping if you don’t have to click buttons. You just talk to your device and it appears soonish.18d
    Alex Rampell@arampellWe (@venturetwins and I) wrote this a year ago and it’s finally starting to happen!18d
    Ben (no treats)@andersonbcdefgsoon you'll just be able to have your agent buy a fictional $7,350 bracelet for you16d
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