Amazon will let you text Alexa your shopping list

Amazon is adding a texting feature to Alexa for Shopping that lets customers buy items by sending messages to the AI shopping assistant. Users can describe products or send a photo of an item, and Alexa will search Amazon listings, text back recommendations, and place orders on their behalf. The feature builds on the Alexa for Shopping experience launched in May, appearing in phones as "Amazon Alexa" and handling requests like weekly groceries, gift ideas, and finding similar products to a photo. Alexa also remembers personal preferences over time and can track deals and prices, texting users when a watched item goes on sale. The capability is rolling out to a small group of US customers starting today, with a broader rollout to "millions more customers" in the coming weeks. Rajiv Mehta, vice president of Conversational Shopping at Amazon, said customers often jot down what they need the moment they think of it, and now their personal shopping agent is just a text away. Amazon joins other companies like OpenAI, which launched texting with its AI agent Dot, and DoorDash, which introduced text-based ordering via its Ask DoorDash chatbot in September.

(Source：The Verge)