SUMMARYAmazon is considering a “World Product Graph” to index product information across the web and keep shoppers and AI agents from using outside sources for product research. The database could also improve Amazon’s shopping assistant by reducing inaccurate answers and lowering model costs. Reuters said the plan’s timing is unclear, and Amazon described the document as a draft brainstorming idea rather than a current plan.
Amazon is considering a "World Product Graph" that would index information about products sold across the internet in an effort to keep shoppers and AI agents from turning to Google, Reddit or other sources for product research. The proposed database could also improve Amazon's AI shopping assistant by addressing inaccurate or incomplete answers and allowing it to use cheaper models.
"Amazon cannot be the go-destination for every shopping mission if customers must leave to research product relationships on Google, brand websites, and review sites," according to an internal Amazon document. "These answers exist, but the only way to find them has been to leave Amazon for painstaking research on brand websites, third party review sites and tech forums." Reuters could not determine if or when this plan may be implemented, though the document, written like a press release, has an aspirational future release date of October 1, 2027.
Amazon said in a statement: "Draft, outdated documents often paint an incomplete picture and the existence of a brainstorming document such as this one doesn't necessarily reflect our current plans. We're constantly working on new ideas and technologies to make Amazon's product catalog comprehensive, accurate, and helpful for customers."