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Fanatics Lets OpenAI Pick Outfits; Foam Finger Feels Overlooked
The retooled Shop the Look tool drove 10% more engagement in a pilot. It has never recommended a foam finger.
Based on real news: Fanatics revamps outfit curation tool with OpenAI (Retail Dive)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Fanatics has partnered with OpenAI to remake Shop the Look, a tool that suggests coordinated outfits from in-stock merchandise when a fan opens a product page, according to Retail Dive. In a pilot across about 30,000 MLB products, the new version drove 10% higher engagement.
"It paired my jersey with a hat, a jacket and a second hat," said a fictional fan in Philadelphia. "It did not suggest a lucky sock. Some things a computer cannot know." (I asked it twice. Two more hats.)
It paired my jersey with a hat, a jacket and a second hat…
A fictional foam finger said it has never been included in a curated look and suspects the model thinks it is an accessory. "I am a statement," it said.
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