AMAZON SENDS PERPLEXITY A CEASE AND DESIST OVER ITS AI AGENTS SHOPPING FOR YOU

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Amazon has demanded that Perplexity stop its agentic web browser from buying products on behalf of humans. It claims that the Comet browser degrades the shopping and customer service experience that Amazon provides. Amazon has accused Perplexity of violating its terms of service and committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when an AI is shopping for a user. Perplexity responded by accusing Amazon of bullying and using litigation to stifle innovation.