Are AI bots like Instinct and Meta's Muse going to shop for you? And what happens if they do?
THE SO WHAT
If agentic bots start handling purchases, the real customer becomes the shopping agent—not the human behind it. Brands and marketplaces need to think about optimizing for API-level persuasion and constraints, not just human-facing ads and PDPs.
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