eBay is going to give sellers the opportunity create entire product lists from a simple photo using a generator powered by artificial intelligence, as announced by the company in recent hours. eBay believes AI-powered product listings will speed up the selling process, especially for new sellers who may be overwhelmed by the amount of detail they have to provide.
The new tool uses images uploaded by sellers to fill in details such as product name, description, product category and other key information a buyer might want to know. At the first stage The feature will initially only be available on the iOS app and on Android in the coming weeks..
We know this very often product listings contain typos or insufficient information, and descriptions can range from a few words to very long paragraphs, depending on the seller. Ads generated by artificial intelligence can make product information more consistent and detailed.
The image generation tool is not the company’s first attempt at creating generative artificial intelligence. Company recently started offering a simplified version of the new tool which created a product description based on other data entered by the seller. However, the first opinions were not very positive, especially regarding the quality of the text created.
And on the topic of artificial intelligence, the recent news that a fake song featuring the duet of Drake and The Weeknd was nominated by its creator for a Grammy nomination has caused quite a bit of controversy. Unlike eBay’s use of AI, which is useful and uncontroversial, when human creativity is involved, the problem becomes more complex. This segment will need to be tightly regulated, but in the meantime, many companies are taking precautions. These include the journal Nature, which has banned the use of AI-generated images and videos.