It was entirely predictable that Amazon would add a ChatGPT-style search function to its online marketplace. In fact, this blog post discussed it just last week. But, as with other chat-based search alternatives, there are questions of how Amazon avoids losing revenue from conventional search ads and whether consumers can trust the chat results are not merely based on who is paying for them.
E-commerce giant Mercado Libre and Brazilian unicorn Creditas teamed up to offer credit for car purchases between individuals. This is not the only alliance between large technology companies in LatAm, as the Mexican used-car unicorn Kavak allied with credit institutions in Chile.
Data integration is another predictable use for generative AI. We covered SnapLogic’s offering in March and have surely missed plenty of others. So I’d question whether Boomi’s new tool is really “a first-of-its-kind”, although it does offer extend beyond integration to operations optimization and experience orchestration. Since I’m shamelessly touting blog posts today, see this one for thoughts on where that might lead.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.