A very ChatGPT Christmas: Savvy Black Friday shoppers use AI to find deals


To be sure, generative AI like ChatGPT tends to require some fine-tuning. The AI’s answers aren’t fixed and it relies on probability to decide what answers to give. In some cases, it gives inaccurate or outdated information. — Reuters

Getting the best deals on Black Friday used to require camping out for hours outside a Best Buy or Walmart and then stampeding into a store at the crack of dawn. Now, the savviest bargain hunters are turning to ChatGPT and other AI tools to get the job done.

Jim Malervy, 46, who lives in Philadelphia, is for the second year in a row using ChatGPT and other AI tools for his Christmas shopping. Last year, an AI-powered pricing app ultimately helped the marketing executive get a $50 discount on an iPad for his older daughter.

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