Amazon Demands Perplexity Stop AI Browser from Purchasing Products on Its Marketplace
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Summary
Amazon has demanded that Perplexity stop allowing its AI browser Comet to search for and purchase products on Amazon's marketplace. Perplexity has accused Amazon of 'bullying' and claims to have received an 'aggressive legal threat' from the ecommerce giant. The conflict centers around Perplexity's agentic AI feature that can autonomously find and buy products from various websites including Amazon.
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Perplexity has responded by accusing Amazon of 'bullying'
Perplexity says it has received an 'aggressive legal threat' from Amazon that demands that it stop allowing its AI assistant to purchase items
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