Target Warns That If Its AI Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, You'll Have to Pay for It
Retailers are racing to put AI agents in front of consumers — and they’ve quietly solved the question of who pays when those agents make mistakes. Spoiler: it’s you. Target became the latest major retailer to update its terms of service to explicitly disclaim liability for its upcoming AI shopping agent. The update, discovered by Business Insider, covers Target’s Gemini-powered “Agentic Commerce Agent” — a virtual assistant designed to complete Target shopping runs autonomously on customers’ behalf. ...