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Sure. I build Shopify apps and maintain an open-source .NET library for the Shopify API, so naturally I get a lot of emails (solicited and unsolicited) from people regarding their Shopify apps. Just this morning I got an unsolicited (spam) email from someone offering to sell me their Shopify apps. These are the descriptions they gave me, with app names redacted:

- App A: AI Virtual Try-On. Lets customers try products virtually, reducing returns.

- App B: WhatsApp Chat Button. Seamless WhatsApp integration for instant support.

- App C: AI Product Blocks. AI-generated insights to boost trust and conversions.

App B doesn't have AI, but Apps A and C are products that have existed in various forms on the Shopify App Store for years before AI became a buzzword. AI doesn't add anything here – especially in the case of Product Blocks, if you're familiar with what a block is in a Shopify theme, or the privacy restrictions enforced on them. And AI virtual try-on? What is AI going to add to a virtual try-on?

What is AI going to add to a virtual try-on?

I can imagine words of praise, rendered in an emotionally convincing tone of voice would be good for conversion.

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