a.i. descriptions are rubbish

[mr.mxyzptlk99]

So 'A.I' (so-called artificial intelligence) has found its way into ebay listings - but it's rubbish! It tells you nothing about the condition of an item, or its function - it just puts together a load of waffle based on the item specifics. Nothing 'intellegent' about it at all - just a quick fix for lazy sellers!

[moldosgifts]

Keep it simple it not hard

if selling new a description like this

• Puffer Fish Enamel Pin Badge
• Adorable cartoon design
• 2.3 cm x 2.9 cm 
• Peach & Beige 
• Packed in a velvet gift bag

Tells you everything you need to now about the item

If selling used add in all the faults not rocket science really.

Yes AI descriptions are rubbish and I'm being polite.

[rosalind1029]

Absolutely I am sick of messaging sellers to ask what fabric the article is made of or whether the pockets are real or false. I usually skip over the AI described items for sale now. Take note all you lazy sellers!

[rosalind1029]

Checking the dates on most of these messages, we can see that AI generated descriptions have not improved over time plus looks like we are stuck with them. I've just returned to Ebay after sometime away and this AI description issue is making me question my return as both buyer and seller.

[moldosgifts]

Microsoft co pilot is better it takes what you've written then changes it around ads in alternative words but never changes the context in any way.

[forestfeline62]

I was told by someone on here a few weeks ago that Ebay will push your items down the list of items for sale as they deem using Ai is lazy ,so why give sellers the opportunity to use it then . I like to know what size the item is ,what colour ,and any where or tear .I like to see plenty of photos too to show any wear etc .When I sell clothing I try to show the care labels inside too and close up photos too where possible . 

[jonno_tt]

Agree, and the eBay AI is so ridiculously bad that it actually removes any valuable information a seller has just typed, only to replace it with meaningless AI generated waffle. 

[insidethe93]

Product manufacturers seem to be using AI increasingly, and many sellers feel they should include it because it's words by the manufacturer and, worse, totally replace the seller's own more useful words such as the condition of a 'used' item, size/dimensions, or, in the category I mainly shop in, "needs an A4 die cutting machine" (not everyone has one), "ideal for making [certain format] cards", "comes with artwork - download it free from the manufacturer's website".

Perhaps such sellers feel whatever a manufacturer writes, no matter how inane or uninformative, is more important than what they would write? so that, apart from that, the listing's Description is empty (apart from, say, "comes from a smoke-free home" or "I combine postage").

[broomparky]

Is there anyway we can get eBay to abandon AI description? There has been items I'm interested in but put off because the seller has used AI which robs the description of the important facts which anyone would require to know. It's just a useless toy or worse, a means of unscrupulous sellers hiding defects.

[vintique*violet]

a means of unscrupulous sellers hiding defects.

Private sellers apparently can do this ( hide defects) BUT they cannot misrepresent any items under law. Further A.I. is being used as a " convenience" and promoted as such, when it could not be further from the truth. It is artificial and not intelligent other than " picking up" what "other" descriptions have stated and being far too generic often withholding vital  information for buyers to determine. It is the sellers responsibility to ensure any written listing descriptions depict what they are selling accurately. By not doing so, and using " generic" A.I. descriptors this could result in a multitude of claims for not as described.  

I agree A.I is superfluous

[lanzylover2020]

Join the queue. Being trying to get eBay to listen for the last two years, but falling on deaf ears.

Sent from my iPhone X

[sharonhappysmile]

I agree, marketing waffle and I've had 2 items lately which have gone straight in the bin, 20 plus years with eBay, time for a change, lots of poor quality garments getting through,  not genuine pre loved clothes,  probably why they introduced mandatory buyer protection,  think ebay have lost the plot

[mattie249]

Well on the other side, I’m listing an item for sale and it’s rejected as trying to sell outside of eBay.

Ai sees a battery number in one of my photos as a telephone number, so rejects the listing. Suggestion from eBay? Remove the photo!

You couldn’t make it up!

[retro_rumble]

Agree they are terrible, not only do they tell you nothing about the item, aside from the fact that you are missing out by not owning it, they just blurt out a load of Innacurate rubbish. I've stopped bothering with things with Ai listings now. 
If people can't be bothered to tell you about the item I can't be bothered to message them and ask for an actual description. 

it's particularly bad for Vinyl records 

eBay should remove this option for descriptions in my opinion 

[westmoreland_steam]

I have a degree in IT, specialising in AI, NI and cybernetics, but would never use it to write my ads, simply because I am a human writing TO humans and have a personal desire to ensure 100% accuracy and relevance.

A computer generated advert will never say what I personally wish to convey, but remember that AI needs to 'learn' so the more it is used, the better it becomes  and if some sellers are happy to rely upon it, then good luck to them