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The a16z Show · Wednesday, August 26, 2026

AI-Powered Personal Shopping: Anish Acharya's Gk Bots Experience

Anish Acharya shares a personal anecdote of using Gk bots for online shopping, highlighting its resourcefulness in purchasing specific jeans. He predicts that such AI-driven capabilities for taking action on behalf of users will become increasingly common.

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“So, Anish, do you want to drop what you purchased?”
“I woke up in the morning and it had researched, found a pair, same fit, different wash. Used my credit card, purchased them and they're on the way.”
“So I think that is going to be something that we see more and more of.”
Heard on The a16z Show — “The State of AI: Macro, Apps, and Consumer”, published Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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