Amazon has a plan to index the world’s online shopping data
Amazon plans to build a comprehensive product database called the World Product Graph to keep shoppers on its site and power its AI shopping assistant.Summary
Amazon is developing a project called the “World Product Graph” to create a vast database of products sold across the internet, including items it doesn’t sell, according to Reuters. The goal is to prevent shoppers from leaving Amazon to research products elsewhere and to ensure that even AI shopping agents rely on Amazon’s data. The initiative ties into Amazon’s existing features like “shop direct” and its AI assistant Alexa for Shopping. Internal documents reportedly note that the AI assistant often gives factually wrong or incomplete answers and is expensive to run, so more data could improve accuracy and reduce costs. The project’s implementation is uncertain, with a possible release date of October 1, 2027, and Amazon stating that draft documents don’t necessarily reflect current plans.
(Source：The Verge)