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AI Engine 2.0: Intelligent Option Generation with Taxonomy Signals
AI Engine 2.0: Intelligent Option Generation with Taxonomy Signals

Jan 25, 2026

AI Engine 2.0: Intelligent Option Generation with Taxonomy Signals

We are deploying a major upgrade to the Merges Option Variant AI Engine.

Previously, when merging products with missing or inconsistent option values, our system relied heavily on existing text within your store. While effective, this sometimes left gaps when the data simply wasn't there.

What's New? We have integrated Industry Taxonomy Data into our core processing pipeline.

The AI now cross-references your products against millions of global industry standards and category taxonomies. If a variant option doesn't exist or is ambiguous, our engine uses these new signals to intelligently predict and generate the best standard option for you.

Key Improvements:

  • Gap Filling: Automatically suggests standardized values (e.g., "Cotton" for Material, "Crew Neck" for Neckline) based on product category signals, even if not explicitly stated in the variant title.

  • Taxonomy Alignment: Merged products now adhere closer to standard industry categorizations, improving your SEO and Google Shopping compatibility.

  • Smarter Defaults: Drastically reduced "Unknown" or "Other" labels in complex merges.

This update happens automatically in the background—no configuration required.

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