Vendor reportProduct.ai, 14 Oct 2026

Video games, grocery delivery, and automotive accessories tie for the highest trust in AI recommendations at 3.87

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Category	Mean trust rating
Video games	3.87
Grocery and food delivery	3.87
Automotive accessories	3.87
Fitness equipment	3.83
Skincare	3.82
Apparel	3.81
Supplements and health	3.81
Beauty	3.73
Baby products and child safety	3.67

Mean trust rating for AI purchase recommendations by product category

Reader Note:: This figure reports mean trust ratings by product category for AI purchase recommendations on a 1-7 scale. In the table, Video games, Grocery and food delivery, and Automotive accessories each score 3.87, followed by Fitness equipment at 3.83 and Baby products and child safety at 3.67. The quote line in the source section header is unrelated to this table; the actual table is presented as category trust ratings within the report's category-differences section.
Evidence:: Self-reported behaviour
Vendor interest:: High — This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.
Sample:: Survey of 1,493 U.S. adults who shop for products, online or in stores, from a general-population panel; unweighted with quotas on age, gender, and region. Trend comparisons use 1,247 online shoppers; AI-user findings mostly use 550 respondents who used AI for product research in the past 90 days.

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This was measured in one market. It may not hold where you are.
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This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.

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Generation	Share who discover brands through influencers (%)
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Millennials	17%
Gen X	12%
Baby Boomers	5%

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Video games, grocery delivery, and automotive accessories tie for the highest trust in AI recommendations at 3.87

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