AI is becoming a standard part of how people shop, but there is a clear limit to how far consumers are willing to let it go. New data from Exploding Topics shows 77.6% of consumers have used AI to help with shopping in the past six months, with more than 43% doing so weekly. That level of adoption suggests AI is now embedded in everyday buying behavior. At the same time, most of those users are not ready to let AI take the final step and complete a purchase. This gap between usage and trust points to an emerging ceiling in AI commerce. Consumers are comfortable using AI to inform decisions, but not to act on their behalf. You can see that divide in how AI is used today. Most shoppers rely on it for product research and price comparison, not for transactions, which keeps it firmly in the discovery phase. Understanding the trust ceiling AI is proving effective at shaping what people buy.…