I asked ChatGPT to stop me buying things I don’t need, and it was brutally helpful — I just wish I'd thought of it sooner
THE SO WHAT
Using ChatGPT as a friction layer against impulse purchases hints at a broader pattern—assistants mediating consumer behavior, not just answering questions. For commerce and fintech players, expect a future where AI sits between you and the customer, arbitrating which transactions ever happen.
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