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Find my worn-out office pants on sale or a similar pair for half price

Barron's reviewer Josh Schafer told his AI Josh Jr. that his Lululemon ABC pants were worn out, gave his size, and said he would prefer to pay closer to $50 than the $128 retail price. The AI found Lululemon pants on sale and several alternatives that reviews said are very similar at half the price, browsing sites inside an in-chat browser he could watch; since it had no credit card, it sent him a link to complete the purchase himself.

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How it works

  1. Take size and target price
  2. Browse retailers and reviews in an in-chat browser the user can watch
  3. Find the same pants on sale
  4. Surface similar alternatives at half price
  5. Hand over a purchase link

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent shopped live in a browser window inside the chat, trading the exact item on sale against review-backed lookalikes at the user's price.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on barrons.com. See the original ↗

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