Amazon can now buy products from other websites for you

Amazon is testing a caller “Buy for Me” button that volition fto you acquisition products from third-party websites without leaving the e-commerce giant’s mobile app. The feature is powered by agentic AI, allowing the institution to acquisition items connected your behalf.

Last month, Amazon rolled retired a test that directs you to different brands’ websites for products it doesn’t sell. But now, alternatively of directing you to the website to capable retired your outgo details and shipping address, “Buy for Me” is expected to bash each the enactment for you. The diagnostic runs connected Amazon’s Nova AI system, which present includes a new exemplary susceptible of performing actions wrong your browser, on with Anthropic’s Claude.

When you pat connected an point that supports the feature, you’ll spot each the merchandise details straight wrong the Amazon app. Pressing the “Buy for Me” fastener volition bring up an Amazon checkout page, wherever you tin verify your outgo information.

Amazon volition past usage AI to “securely” supply your “encrypted name, address, and outgo details to implicit the checkout process connected the brand’s website.” The institution says it can’t presumption erstwhile oregon abstracted orders from third-party sites. Even though you’ll beryllium capable to way your orders straight connected Amazon, you’ll person to sojourn the different brand’s tract for lawsuit work and returns.

Amazon doesn’t accidental whether it volition get a chopped of a “Buy for Me” acquisition but notes that third-party companies tin opt out. “Buy for Me” is presently disposable to a “subset” of users successful the US connected iOS and Android devices. Amazon is besides investigating it with a constricted fig of brands and products for now, but it plans to grow it successful the future.