@sextons-sweet-deals "I just have to ask why is AI being pushed so hard?"
AI definitely will be transformative. This isn't just another NFT craze. It has applications across many fields. And it will ultimately have a major effect on the economy and our lives. (Remember when a lot of people said the Internet would never amount to anything, just a toy for the geeks to play with?)
On the other hand, AI for ebay descriptions is not very sophisticated and might never be (or it might improve, as has much AI elsewhere).
I don't feel ebay is really pushing it at present. It's available, sellers can try it, some are actually using it and liking it (usually after some editing). In its present iteration, it isn't something I am using...if it improves, maybe I will.
But ebay is a major corporation and considers itself a tech corporation, so ebay needs to make sure investors know ebay is one of the cool kids, and is using AI and singing its praises.
ebay will find more and more ways to integrate it into the site, so we might as well get used to it. I'm expecting to see photo backgrounds made available , and ebay has also said they are working on virtual models for clothing sellers.
One downside, in my opinion, is that while ebay chases after all the new AI whiz- bangery, ebay will continue to ignore retail and site basics...and all the AI in the world won't make up for that.
