The short version

Ari Paparo predicted on June 4, 2024: “I’m here to tell you this is not happening anytime soon.” ... “The idea that autonomous agents will replace most consumer shopping in the next few years is a fantasy. It misunderstands how people shop, how incentives work in advertising, and how slowly behavior actually changes.” ... “But agentic commerce becoming the dominant…

Prediction by

Ari Paparo

On June 4, 2024

“I’m here to tell you this is not happening anytime soon.” ... “The idea that autonomous agents will replace most consumer shopping in the next few years is a fantasy. It misunderstands how people shop, how incentives work in advertising, and how slowly behavior actually changes.” ... “But agentic commerce becoming the dominant way people buy things is, at best, a very long‑term story – decades, not years.”

Follow-up

Between mid-2024 and early 2026, AI shopping agents have not become a primary or dominant mode of commerce, consistent with Paparo's prediction that it would not happen anytime soon.

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