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    Amazon’s AI assistant ‘Refus’ is now available to all U.S. users

    By Vicky WuJuly 15, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    • Amazon has announced the nationwide deployment of its AI-powered shopping assistant, Rufus, integrated into the Amazon mobile application for all U.S. consumers.
    • After a beta phase with millions of queries tested, Rufus is now fully deployed to enhance the shopping experience for all American consumers, from product insights to order management.

    OUR TAKE
    Rufus, Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, marks a significant advancement in personalised retail experiences. By integrating comprehensive data analysis and a specialised LLM, it caters to diverse shopper needs, enhancing decision-making processes. Despite minor accuracy issues and potential limitations due to inventory bounds, Amazon’s commitment to refining Rufus ensures its evolution towards becoming an indispensable tool for U.S. consumers, promising a future of enriched and streamlined online shopping.
    –Vcicky Wu, BTW reporter

    What happened

    Amazon has announced the nationwide deployment of its AI-powered shopping assistant, Rufus, integrated into the Amazon mobile application for all U.S. consumers. Conveniently situated at the lower right of the app’s primary navigation bar, Rufus is geared to assist shoppers in a variety of ways. This includes gaining insights into detailed product information, accessing customer reviews, and receiving personalised product recommendations. It also aids in comparing various options, keeping shoppers informed with the most recent product updates, and even guiding them through accessing both current and previous orders. Furthermore, Rufus is capable of answering questions that might not be directly associated with shopping, providing a flexible support experience.

    Previously, Rufus was available exclusively to a select cohort of U.S. users during its beta phase within the Amazon mobile app, prior to its official unveiling on July 12. Amazon now confirms that following exhaustive trials involving “tens of millions of queries”, the feature is prepared for broad usage by American shoppers.

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    Why it’s important

    Initially disclosed in February, Rufus draws upon Amazon’s expansive product database, customer feedback, community queries, and publicly accessible online resources to hone its recommendation capabilities. Whilst Amazon abstains from detailing the precise sources of web data employed to enrich Rufus’s suggestions, it does affirm that the AI is powered by a specialised large language model, customised for the retail sector. This empowers customers to seek information on various facets of products, such as factors to consider before purchasing, differences from rival products, and durability insights gleaned from consumer reviews and expert analyses discovered across the internet.

    During our assessments, Rufus demonstrated itself to be a proficient shopping companion, largely steering clear of problematic replies to questions not pertaining to shopping. Nevertheless, it occasionally stumbled on accuracy, and its dependence solely on Amazon’s extensive yet bounded stock could at times affect the breadth of its recommendations.

    Amazon guarantees its patrons that it remains dedicated to the continuous improvement and fine-tuning of Rufus, assuring a steadily advancing experience over time.

    AI asssistant Amazon Rufus
    Vicky Wu

    Vicky is an intern reporter at Blue Tech Wave specialising in AI and Blockchain. She graduated from Dalian University of Foreign Languages. Send tips to v.wu@btw.media.

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