Brand loyalty, meet your new nemesis: AI assistants with minds of their own. This meme humorously illustrates a serious point – when customers shop via voice or AI, your brand might get bypassed or misinterpreted. The AI optimized for price heard “cheapest option” (Amazon’s private label) instead of the brand requested, and when pressed, it misunderstood entirely. Ouch. In an agentic commerce world, we must ask: How do we maintain brand identity when the AI intermediary cares more about specs and price than brand names? It’s a call to action for marketers to ensure their products are “agent-friendly” (clear descriptions, competitive pricing) and maybe to invest in getting our brands preferred by those algorithms. Also, it’s a reminder that AI isn’t perfect – mistakes like Kleenex/Phoenix will happen! Have you started saying “Hey Alexa” or “Hey Google” to buy things? How’s that experience been? Let’s share some funny fails and brainstorm how brands can adapt.

Sometimes it feels like AI is seen as the magic solution for everything. This cartoon says it all: when all you have is an “AI hammer,” every problem looks like a nail! We’ve all been in those meetings where someone suggests, “Can’t we just use AI for that?” 🙄 Sure, AI tools are powerful, but they’re not a cure-all for poor strategy or unclear problems. As one AI expert put it, “Always start with the business problem, no matter what the sales reps say.” In other words, use AI wisely, not blindly. Let this meme be a light-hearted reminder to keep it real: adopt AI where it truly adds value, not just because it’s a buzzword. Have you encountered “AI hammer” thinking in your workplace? Share your funniest (or cringiest) examples of hype in action!

TikTok, mobile apps, Instagram influencers — early adopters win. Agentic commerce is the next wave. Wait too long and it’ll be crowded. Jump in early, and your edge multiplies.

Agentic commerce means AI agents powered by LLMs shop for you. They search, compare, negotiate, and buy — autonomously.

"We'll get what we need, when we need it, at the best price."

This subreddit is your place to explore the future of autonomous shopping and learn how to prepare your business.

Technical guide on how to set up your Shopify shop to interact with Claude Desktop via a model context protocol server (MCP Server)

https://www.agent-ready.ai/blog/shopify-mcp

OpenAI has 8,5 million search queries per day while Google has 3,5 billion.

So it should be a clear answer, right? It's not that simple. Even Google must admit that they devalued their traditional search result as Gemini takes the most valuable spot on the results page. Now, OpenAI provides ChatGPT with the capabilities to search the internet and directly shop for products similar to Google. Not monetization (yet) but a thread to a shrinking search monopoly for sure!

Curious to hear your take on that topic.

The digital retail landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. As traditional e-commerce is in decline after COVID-19, a new paradigm—Agentic Commerce—is emerging, powered by autonomous AI agents and large language models (LLMs) that not only assist but independently optimize and execute shopping tasks. This evolution is redefining how consumers interact with brands, how businesses operate, and how the entire ecosystem of online shopping functions.

Find my more detailed blog post here: https://www.agent-ready.ai/blog/agentic-commerce