Sean Falconer

Sean Falconer

Sean Falconer is head of AI at Confluent, where he works on AI strategy and thought leadership. Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from AI to quantum computing. Sean also hosts the popular engineering podcasts Software Engineering Daily and Software Huddle. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Hidden Data Needs of AI Shopping Agents

December 17, 2025 at 4:14 pm

E-commerce is evolving in ways that most retailers aren’t prepared for. The next wave of online shopping won't happen primarily on websites, it will happen through artificial intelligence agents that browse, compare and recommend products on behalf of consumers. Companies that lack the data architecture to serve these agents will become invisible to an important…