{"id":108900,"date":"2025-11-01T01:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/108900\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T01:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:19:15","slug":"pinterest-launches-ai-shopping-assistant-and-gen-ai-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/108900\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinterest Launches AI Shopping Assistant and Gen AI Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Visual search-and-discovery platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pinterest<\/a> is turning inspiration into action. The company on Thursday (Oct. 30) introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant and upgraded its boards with generative technology that personalizes recommendations and surfaces shoppable products in real time.<\/p>\n<p>From Inspiration to Discovery<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.pinterest.com\/news\/pinterest-assistant-revolutionizing-the-way-you-shop-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pinterest Assistant<\/a> uses AI to help users find products and ideas that match their tastes, expanding the platform\u2019s long-standing focus on inspiration into one centered on action. The company said the update is designed to make Pinterest \u201ca more actionable destination,\u201d unifying search, personalization and shopping within a single experience.<\/p>\n<p>Complementing the Assistant, Pinterest also <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.pinterest.com\/news\/pinterest-boards-get-ai-powered-upgrade-for-personalized-experience\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced AI-powered upgrades<\/a> to its boards that generate tailored recommendations based on each user\u2019s activity and saved Pins. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/10\/27\/pinterest-experiments-with-new-ai-powered-personalized-boards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New features<\/a> such as \u201cMake It Yours,\u201d \u201cMore Ideas,\u201d and \u201cAll Saves\u201d are being introduced across the United States and Canada, with \u201cBoards Made for You\u201d and \u201cStyled for You\u201d in testing.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the new experience will use AI to curate fashion, decor and lifestyle products that match each user\u2019s interests, making it easier to act on ideas by bringing inspiration and shopping into one place. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.pinterest.com\/en\/article\/shopping-with-pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Product Pins<\/a> continue to connect directly to retailer sites, allowing users to move from discovery to purchase without leaving the platform\u2019s shopping environment.<\/p>\n<p>CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/williamready\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bill Ready<\/a> said Pinterest\u2019s evolution reflects a deeper alignment between discovery and decision-making.\u201cPeople come to Pinterest with intent,\u201d Ready said. \u201cThey arrive looking for ideas, and our job is to help them take action on that inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company reported more than 600 million monthly active users as of mid-2025. During Pinterest\u2019s second-quarter 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/s204.q4cdn.com\/369458543\/files\/doc_earnings\/2025\/q2\/transcript\/Q2-2025-Transcript.pdf?utm_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">earnings call<\/a>, Ready said the platform \u201chas effectively become an AI-enabled shopping assistant,\u201d underscoring how AI is now central to its growth strategy. Ready added that AI is powering every stage of the Pinterest experience, from personalized recommendations to shoppable search results, positioning the company to better connect intent-driven users with products they are ready to buy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p>\n<p>Pinterest\u2019s move to AI-assisted shopping reflects a larger push among consumers to embrace the technology. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence survey showed that almost half of consumers want AI help with shopping. Those numbers jump dramatically for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2024\/gen-z-and-millennials-want-ai-enabled-shopping-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">younger generations.<\/a> Other brands are also adopting AI tools to assist consumers in the shopping experience.<\/p>\n<p>Managing the Gen AI Surge<\/p>\n<p>Pinterest is also taking aim at the flood of synthetic media shaping online experiences. The <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.pinterest.com\/news\/pinterest-rolls-out-new-tools-to-give-users-more-control-over-gen-ai-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">company said<\/a> roughly 57% of all content circulating on the internet now contains some degree of AI modification. To maintain clarity and control, Pinterest rolled out an <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.pinterest.com\/news\/pinterest-rolls-out-new-tools-to-give-users-more-control-over-gen-ai-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI tuner<\/a> that lets users adjust how much generative content appears in their feeds.<\/p>\n<p>Through the tuner, users can customize their exposure to AI content across categories such as fashion, home decor and beauty. Pins that are created or altered by AI now carry an \u201cAI-modified\u201d label, while an updated \u201cSee fewer like this\u201d feature allows users to refine what appears in their home feed. Pinterest said these controls were designed to \u201cgive people more context and choice\u201d without limiting discovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur community is at the heart of everything we do,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mattmadrigal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Matt Madrigal<\/a>, chief technology officer. \u201cWith our new gen AI controls, we\u2019re empowering people to personalize their Pinterest experience more than ever, striking the right balance between human creativity and AI innovation, and ensuring every feed truly reflects what inspires them most.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0Visual search-and-discovery platform Pinterest is turning inspiration into action. 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