The latest indication of this comes from sources at the Financial Times. They report that ChatGPT wants to integrate an e-commerce system with its own checkout. This is a model also used by Google and TikTok in the US, where they process as much of the transaction as possible on their own platforms.

Shopify Inc (NASDAQ:SHOP) shares climbed 2.2%Wednesday after reports surfaced that OpenAI plans to incorporate a native checkout system into its ChatGPT platform, with the Canadian e-commerce company expected to serve as a key partner.

OpenAI is planning to take a cut from online product sales made through ChatGPT by integrating a payment checkout system into the chatbot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing multiple people familiar with the proposals.

OpenAI is reportedly building an e-commerce checkout system within ChatGPT, per FT, allowing direct purchases & new revenue streams

Shopify, like countless other Big Tech brands, is leaning into generative AI. At its bi-annual Editions conference, the e-commerce company announced an expanded set of features under Shopify Magic ...