American shoppers turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in unprecedented numbers this Black Friday, helping push online spending to a record $11.8 billion as many consumers chose to avoid crowded stores and shop from home.On the year’s busiest shopping day, U.S. online spending surged 9.1% from last year as Americans increasingly relied on AI-powered chatbots to compare prices and track deals, according to new data from Adobe Analytics.This year saw an 805% spike in AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail websites compared with 2024, when tools like Walmart's "Sparky" or Amazon's "Rufus" were not ye...

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