Part 1: AI and the Future of Online Shopping

Oct 10, 2025
25 mins

Episode Description

In this episode of The Ad Project, Joe Shelerud talks with Ad Advance Developer Roger Branham about how AI is disrupting eCommerce.

They explore:

  • ChatGPT’s new instant checkout and what it means for sellers
  • How the OpenAI x Stripe commerce protocol could reshape online transactions
  • Why Walmart might adopt AI faster than Amazon
  • How data ownership, ads, and trust evolve in an AI-driven world
  • What smaller sellers should do to stay ahead of the next wave of online shopping

This is a forward-looking, technical, and strategic discussion that every brand should hear as AI becomes part of the customer journey.

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