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Google Is Testing Generative AI for Shopping

The search giant is debuting an experimental new search experience and will use its shopping vertical as a key testing ground.
Google is debuting an experimental new search experience and will use its shopping vertical as a key testing ground.
Google is debuting an experimental new search experience and will use its shopping vertical as a key testing ground. (Shutterstock)

Google will begin testing an experimental new search experience that makes use of generative artificial intelligence, the company announced Wednesday, and its shopping vertical will be a key testing ground.

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The Rise of Google Shopping

Two decades after launching its shopping vertical, and many false starts along the way, the search engine giant has become a force in how people shop for clothes. Here’s how brands can make the most of it.

What Google Can Do for Fashion

The tech giant has become a haven for brands and retailers looking for shelter in a challenging digital advertising market, expanding its already massive reach.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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