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Etsy Integrates App with ChatGPT for Enhanced Shopping
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- →Etsy's integration with ChatGPT enhances user experience through natural language search.
- →This move is part of a broader AI strategy to improve product discovery and engagement.
- →It reflects a growing trend of companies leveraging AI to refine consumer interactions.
Etsy has launched its native app within ChatGPT, enabling users to explore its extensive catalog using natural language queries. This new feature allows shoppers to describe what they're looking for in conversational terms, enhancing the search experience beyond traditional keyword methods. The integration is part of Etsy's broader AI strategy, which includes a beta conversational search experience and AI-powered discovery tools. Despite previous challenges with direct sales through ChatGPT, Etsy continues to innovate in AI to improve user engagement and product discovery.
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