Would you give an AI agent your credit card? Companies are betting so
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Shoppers are already using AI to sort through and compare products before they buy, and now, retailers are looking to adopt autonomous payments.
But those involved in processing payments will need to first sort out what happens when AI makes mistakes and take steps to keep bad actors out.
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