What these studies are really measuring.
The recommendation systems hidden inside current models: the assumptions
they make, the tastes they overfit to, and the sales they now influence.
01 Perception
Can the model actually see the product?
Whether it distinguishes brand, season, and design family from the image itself.
02 Preference
What does it repeatedly choose?
The objects and creators that recur across models when taste is generated from text.
03 Visibility
Who gets named?
How likely a brand is to appear in AI-mediated shopping answers.
04 Reliability
Does it know when it does not know?
Where the model hallucinates authority instead of admitting uncertainty.