AI Shopping Assistants Are Here. Should You Use Them?

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  Here's your Money Briefing for Wednesday, May 28th.

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  I'm Imani Moise for The Wall Street Journal.

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  Whether you're someone who swears by their shopping list or an impulse buyer,

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  apparently there's an AI tool for that.

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  Today's guest is a self-proclaimed shopping expert and technology researcher who recently published an article in the Wall Street Journal about how AI has completely transformed her shopping experience.

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  I could look at my phone and see what I've written down like some kind of animal,

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  but now my AI just talks in my ear.

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  I give it the list, it organizes it by aisle, and then I can say,

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  you know, okay, I'm in the dairy aisle now, remind me what I wanted to get.

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  But are AI shopping assistants a little too good at helping you part with your money?

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  We'll talk to contributor Alexandra Samuel about how she trained ChatGPT to keep her shopping habit under control.

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  That's after the break.

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  From comparing products to navigating store aisles,

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  AI has become WSJ contributor Alexandra Samuel's favorite retail companion,

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  letting her husband off the hook.

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  She's even given her AI the power to deliver some tough love when her shopping habits go too far.

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  When she considered picking up some storage bins while browsing in IKEA,

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  an AI-generated voice chimed through her AirPods with a warning.

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  Before one more cent is spent on new containers, you must conduct the Great Bin Audit of 2025.

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  Odds are you already have the exact, clear,

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