5 ms·

Who, on the user side, is asking for this? Even amazon subscribe is still buying you a product you already chose.

by ctkhn 1y ago

cush 1y ago
It's a natural step towards agents buying things on your behalf - getting people warmed up to the idea that ChatGPT can be tasked with buying things. It starts with a buy button, "buy this now". In a few weeks it will become "buy dogfood", and it will just do the thing, knowing you get some certain food from Chewy
- SrslyJosh 1y ago
  Who needs that, though? Is buying things that hard and time-consuming? > In a few weeks it will become "buy dogfood", and it will just do the thing, knowing you get some certain food from Chewy I have autoship orders set up with Chewy. Stuff arrives on a schedule and I get a small discount. I don't need an overhyped autocomplete fucking things up for me, especially when I can just set up a subscription myself and forget about it.
  - mhitza 1y ago
    You do not. But the people who eagerly jumped to smart homes, and voice assistants that are always on, to which privacy might as well not exist... Are going to love their own "Jarvis" which they can give shopping orders to while in the kitchen. Basically, the Sillicon Valley "smart fridge" episode. Or even better, the Modern Family "smart fridge" episode.
  - cush 1y ago
    You're kind of echoing exactly what I'm getting at though. The difference comes down to trust. Maybe today we don't trust that one of these LLM apps is up to the task of buying things, but there was once a time where people didn't trust that if you click a button on a website a product would show up at your door. Over time, we came to expect things like order received emails, status updates, and the best companies will show you where your product is on a little map as it arrives to your house. Now most shopping is done online. Convenience won. There are still barriers to shopping online like too much choice, selecting sizes, and very personal constraints. An agent can know you're in the market for a new phone and can help you pick out a new one, then keep an eye out for deals. Maybe your agent will know your sizes and buy shoes that always fit. It's really not that wild of a concept.
FridgeSeal 1y ago
Be quiet peasant and consume when you’re told!
SrslyJosh 1y ago
Lotsa new stuff coming out of the Department of Who Asked For This Shit these days.

Who, on the user side, is asking for this? Even amazon subscribe is still buying you a product you already chose.

by ctkhn 1y ago

Who, on the user side, is asking for this? Even amazon subscribe is still buying you a product you already chose.

cush 1y ago

It's a natural step towards agents buying things on your behalf - getting people warmed up to the idea that ChatGPT can be tasked with buying things. It starts with a buy button, "buy this now". In a few weeks it will become "buy dogfood", and it will just do the thing, knowing you get some certain food from Chewy

SrslyJosh 1y ago
Who needs that, though? Is buying things that hard and time-consuming? > In a few weeks it will become "buy dogfood", and it will just do the thing, knowing you get some certain food from Chewy I have autoship orders set up with Chewy. Stuff arrives on a schedule and I get a small discount. I don't need an overhyped autocomplete fucking things up for me, especially when I can just set up a subscription myself and forget about it.
- mhitza 1y ago
  You do not. But the people who eagerly jumped to smart homes, and voice assistants that are always on, to which privacy might as well not exist... Are going to love their own "Jarvis" which they can give shopping orders to while in the kitchen. Basically, the Sillicon Valley "smart fridge" episode. Or even better, the Modern Family "smart fridge" episode.
- cush 1y ago
  You're kind of echoing exactly what I'm getting at though. The difference comes down to trust. Maybe today we don't trust that one of these LLM apps is up to the task of buying things, but there was once a time where people didn't trust that if you click a button on a website a product would show up at your door. Over time, we came to expect things like order received emails, status updates, and the best companies will show you where your product is on a little map as it arrives to your house. Now most shopping is done online. Convenience won. There are still barriers to shopping online like too much choice, selecting sizes, and very personal constraints. An agent can know you're in the market for a new phone and can help you pick out a new one, then keep an eye out for deals. Maybe your agent will know your sizes and buy shoes that always fit. It's really not that wild of a concept.

FridgeSeal 1y ago

Be quiet peasant and consume when you’re told!

SrslyJosh 1y ago

Lotsa new stuff coming out of the Department of Who Asked For This Shit these days.