Shopify debuts Canvas, building online stores by chatting with AI

Shopify launched Canvas, a tool that lets merchants build their store by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick. Changes render in real time on the store's actual code rather than a static preview.

• Canvas builds a store through chat with AI agent Sidekick
• It renders the store's real code with interactivity and animation
• Sidekick takes screenshots to see the site as the merchant does
• Merchants can edit elements directly or just type in chat