India Tests AI Chatbot Shopping Pilot

India pilots AI chatbot-led e-commerce with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude in the mix for smarter UPI payments.
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India Tests AI Chatbot Shopping Pilot
India Pilots AI Chatbot-Led E-Commerce With ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude In The Mix India is entering a new phase of digital innovation with a bold experiment in AI-powered shopping . The country has officially launched a pilot project to enable users to shop and pay directly through AI chatbots , marking a major step toward conversational commerce. The initiative — titled “India pilots AI chatbot-led e-commerce with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude in the mix” — positions the nation as a testing ground for next-generation payment and shopping technologies. Image : Google ChatGPT Leads India’s AI Commerce Rollout On Thursday, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) , the organization behind the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) , teamed up with OpenAI and fintech firm Razorpay to launch this AI-driven pilot. According to Razorpay, the pilot is being rolled out nationwide and will expand to more users in the coming months. This integration allows Indian consumers to chat, browse products, an…