Ask HN: How can AI help as a shopping assistant?
I'm developing an AI-based shopping assistant and I was looking at some feedback on the idea.
Assumption: When somebody needs to buy a high-value item there's usually some research involved in finding the right fit and comparing different products. My idea would be to provide value by simplifying this process.
This is a short video demo of the current state of the tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5KVqcfQpB8 (it's a WIP and there are still some rough edges).
The way the tool works is it asks some questions in order to refine the search, and then evaluates the products based on your answer. After ranking, the products are shown and the requirements are marked as satisfied or not. There's also a Chat with AI feature where you can ask questions about the products and its reviews, if you need extra information.
There are other features I have in mind, like product comparison, but I'm slowing down a bit and looking for some feedback before developing something that nobody wants.
At the moment it's limited to Amazon.com, but the plan would be to extend support for other online retailers (which ones? I'm targeting US market but I'm not sure which would be worth to add, if any).
Do you think it is viable? Is there any value in this or you prefer to just search yourself on Amazon.com (maybe this holds for the HN demographic, but what about "normal" people)? What kind of feature would you like to see?
These are the kind of questions I'm asking myself, so if somebody wants to chime in and give their two cents I'd appreciate it very much.
Thanks!