Federal Judge Orders Perplexity to Stop AI Agents from Making Amazon Purchases
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Summary
A federal judge has ordered AI startup Perplexity to stop its web browser-based AI agents from placing Amazon orders on users' behalf. The ruling came after Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging the company's Comet browser accessed user accounts without authorization. Judge Maxine Chesney found Amazon provided strong evidence of unauthorized access, and Amazon had repeatedly requested Perplexity to stop the practice before filing the lawsuit.
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Amazon has 'provided strong evidence' that Perplexity's Comet browser accesses user accounts 'without authorization' from the retail giant
Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging that it 'repeatedly requested' that the AI startup stop letting its agents buy products for customers
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