Consumers will let AI plan the shop but not spend the money
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Consumers will let an AI agent plan but not pay: 33% are comfortable with an AI planning their grocery shopping, 25% would let it place the order, and only 22% would allow it to make a purchase. The agentic-commerce funnel narrows exactly where the money moves.
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VML, The Future 100: 2026 (2026)
VML Intelligence (Emma Chiu, Marie Stafford)
VML Intelligence SONAR, The Future 100: 2026, Acommerce, s. 194
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