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The eBay monthly chat today was split between eBay Open and eBay AI. Response was minimal. Apparently, the “feature” is available only on mobile devices with a small screen and a tiny keyboard. It will not be useful until it reaches desktops, workstations, and the API.
I already have software to create listings from Item Specifics. There is very little for AI to do except to write a short marketing message.
Creating good titles is a real problem. An AI application for creating effective titles could be immediately useful if based on actual sales results. I have about 10,000 eBay and HipStamp sales in a database. I would think an AI application might find some useful correlations between sales and titles assuming condition is accounted for.
Why would anyone trust an eBay AI feature with undisclosed inputs, unproven algorithms, and a mystery objective function?
So if the human (seller) still has to review what the d@mn AI writes, then why not just write things yourself at that point? Don’t be lazy now, you humans.