Insights into AICart – An Intelligent AI-Powered E-Commerce System

Abstract

AI Cart is an intelligent, MERN-stack-based e- commerce platform designed for small businesses and student developers to create secure, scalable, and user-friendly online storefronts. The platform integrates Google Authentication via Firebase, payment gateways like Razorpay, real-time inventory management, and AI-driven product recommendation systems. This survey paper reviews existing literature in e-commerce, recommendation systems, authentication frameworks, and secure payment integration to identify opportunities and gaps. The goal is to consolidate current advancements, highlight limitations, and propose research pathways that enhance AI Cart’s vision of democratizing intelligent e-commerce platforms.