Shopping facility has been added to ChatGPT. The company claims that with this, users can search for various goods, compare them and even communicate with traders. This feature of ChatGPT is seen as a step taken by OpenAI to compete with Google.
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT's search feature is the most popular. The company claims that there have been more than 1 billion searches from ChatGPT in the last week alone. Currently the shopping facility available is limited to fashion, beauty and home electronics and the company plans to expand it in the future.
Google is also preparing to integrate its Gemini AI into the Chrome browser's search feature more efficiently. However, the anti-monopoly case filed by the US Department of Justice is currently being heard against Google and if the court instructs Google to sell the Chrome browser, the news has come out that OpenAI is interested in buying Google Chrome . The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google on the charge of anti-competitive activities to maintain a monopoly in the online advertising market .
With ChatGPT, users can now shop for goods in a normal conversational style . By bringing this feature, OpenAI has challenged Google's business model because Google mostly relies on search and advertising. ChatGPT claims to show products directly to users without showing ads. According to the news of Waryard, it is not possible to pay fees from ChatGPT.
ChatGPT recommends suitable products to the user and sends them to the respective merchant's website to purchase those products . By going there, the user can complete the purchase process by selecting the payment method according to their preference . According to
Bhag Business, ChatGPT's shopping feature is available globally. From running ChatGPT for free, Plus, Pro and even non-logged in users can shop from it . However, some of these features are temporarily unavailable in the European Economic Area, UK and other countries where privacy is strict.
