How will we secure bots that buy?
In the not too distant future we can expect bots to carry out actions such as shopping, research, and even transactions on our behalf. Consumers will be able to ask bots to search for, recommend or select and purchase goods and services, taking the tedium out of the processes such as finding a coveted item or purchasing concert or flight tickets. But providing that level of trust to a bot will require us to readjust our mindset when it comes to bots, not mention some radical adjustments to the mechanisms that make it happen.
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