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Now, with the addition of a \u201cJoin the Chat\u201d feature, it can also answer questions during those summaries, Amazon said in a Tuesday (April 28) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/retail\/amazon-hear-the-highlights-join-the-chat\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When customers ask questions during the summary, the AI host will pause, answer the question in real time, and then pick up where it left off with the summary.<\/p>\n<p>Join the Chat is now available to U.S. customers in the Amazon Shopping app, on both iOS and Android devices. Hear the Highlights, of which Join the Chat is a part, is available for millions of products, though not all products.<\/p>\n<p>To use these tools, app users go to a product detail page; tap play on the Hear the Highlights button, if there is one, to hear the audio summary; tap the raised-hand icon to initiate Join the Chat; and either type or use the microphone icon to ask a question.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rmmehta\">Rajiv Mehta<\/a>, vice president, conversational shopping at Amazon, said in the post that customers can use Join the Chat at any point during a Hear the Highlights audio summary to ask questions such as \u201cDo people find this sweater itchy?\u201d or \u201cIs this product dishwasher safe?\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pymnt-1637890399\" class=\"pymnt-content pymnt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"dianomi_context_script\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dianomi.com\/js\/contextfeed.js\"><\/script> \r\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"4329\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe AI hosts incorporate the question into the conversation, deliver a tailored response grounded in product details, customer reviews and other publicly available information, and then seamlessly continue the episode,\u201d Mehta said. \u201cCustomers aren\u2019t interrupting the experience \u2014 they\u2019re part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon began testing the Hear the Highlights feature in May 2025, saying these AI-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2025\/amazon-tests-audio-summaries-products-shopping\/\">voice summaries<\/a> make \u201cproduct research fun and convenient \u2014 it\u2019s like having helpful friends discuss potential purchases to make your shopping easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company extended Hear the Highlights to all customers in May 2025, with some observers saying this feature could replace user-created reviews as the main source of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/amazon\/2025\/amazon-employing-ai-to-help-shoppers-comb-reviews\/\">product information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The PYMNTS Intelligence report \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/study_posts\/getting-to-know-you-how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-shopping\/\">Getting to Know You: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Shopping<\/a>\u201d found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/retail\/2024\/more-than-half-of-consumers-want-smarter-shopping-experiences\/\">voice commerce<\/a> is one of the ways in which retailers are responding to consumers\u2019 demand for personalized, AI-driven experiences that offer convenience, customization and efficiency.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>\r\n\twindow.pymntsAllowedArticleCount = 2;\r\n\twindow.pymntsPostID = 3689666;\r\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s U.S. customers can now chat via voice or text with the artificial intelligence hosts of the company\u2019s \u201cHear the Highlights\u201d feature. 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