Whether you shop online exclusively or still love taking a trip to the mall, you’re probably looking to score the best deals. In this economy, every dollar counts — and using artificial intelligence as your shopping assistant can help you save money, especially as you scour the web for the best days during Amazon Prime Day and its competitor sale at Walmart this week.
Given that ChatGPT has the largest user base and user-generated resources, I chose to experiment with it to see how it performs as a personal shopper. But I didn’t just use regular ChatGPT — I used a custom GPT.
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Should you use ChatGPT for online shopping?
ChatGPT pointed me in the right direction in my research and helped me find the best deals online on the products I needed to buy.
There are other ways to use ChatGPT to get the best deals, though: for example, using it to draft scripts or talking points to negotiate a better deal with a service provider. You can also check out CNET’s AI Atlas hub for tips on how to save money on grocery costs by using AI and how to save money on your wedding by creating invitations using AI.
While finding deals feels like a heavy lift for AI, if you’ve got the time and patience, these tools can save you money.
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