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Title: Amazon Accuses Perplexity of Computer Fraud, Demands It Stop AI Agent
From Buying On Its Site

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/04/1839...

Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI demanding that the
AI search startup stop allowing its AI browser agent, Comet, to make
purchases online for users. From a report: The e-commerce giant is accusing
Perplexity of committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when its AI
agent is shopping on a user's behalf, in violation of Amazon's terms of
service, according to people familiar with the letter sent on Friday. The
document also said Perplexity's tool degraded the Amazon shopping experience
and introduced privacy vulnerabilities, said the people, who spoke on
condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters. In response, Perplexity
said Amazon is bullying a smaller competitor with a rival AI agent shopping
product. The clash between Amazon and Perplexity offers an early glimpse into
a looming debate over how to handle the proliferation of so-called AI agents
that field more complex tasks online for users, including shopping. Like
OpenAI and Alphabet's Google, Perplexity has pushed to rethink the
traditional web browser around AI, with the goal of having it streamline more
actions for users, such as drafting emails and conducting research.

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