I let Google's new AI tools take on my holiday shopping list - here's how it went
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I let Google's new AI tools take on my holiday shopping list - here's how it went
"In a new blog post, Google touted the latest shopping skills available through AI Mode, Gemini, and even AI agents. You can strike up a conversation in Google's AI mode to discuss your shopping needs. You can get shopping ideas via the Gemini app on your mobile device. You can even send an AI agent on a shopping spree to find out which items are in stock and on sale."
"First up is Google Search's AI Mode. Here, you can ask questions about a product or category, and Google will serve up the price, reviews, and other details. To try this out, head to Google's search page, select AI Mode, and then type your question. But don't phrase it as just a series of keywords. Write it in natural language as if you were speaking to a friend."
"Also: Shopping on Black Friday? 5 free ways to price track holiday deals I tried Google's AI-powered shopping tools to see if and how they could help me with my own holiday list. Some of the features are still in the process of rolling out and therefore aren't quite ready yet. But here are the preliminary results based on my testing."
Google offers shopping capabilities through AI Mode in Search, the Gemini mobile app, and agentic AI assistants that can find gift ideas, prices, and local deals. AI Mode accepts natural-language questions and returns prices, reviews, and product details with links to sellers. The Gemini app provides curated shopping ideas on mobile and can surface where to buy items. Agentic AI can be tasked to search inventories and identify on-sale or local products. Several features are still rolling out and are not fully available. Early hands-on testing produced helpful suggestions while highlighting that some functions remain preliminary.
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