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Holiday shoppers only want a dash of AI for the gift hunt

Reported by Retail Dive, Dani James on Nov 3, 7:00 AM ET

Price comparisons and narrowing down gift ideas are some of the ways consumers are using AI this season. But maintaining autonomy in the buying process remains important to shoppers. Consumers this holiday season might use AI tools to help inspire their gift purchases and compare prices — but they won’t be giving up all the decision making to technology. While AI adoption throughout the shopping journey still has a ways to go, consumers' interest and experience with it has improved since last year.

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