Judge orders Perplexity to stop AI agents from shopping on Amazon

Source: The Verge

Court Order Against Perplexity’s AI Shopping Agents

A federal judge has issued an order blocking Perplexity’s web‑browser‑based AI agents from placing Amazon orders on a user’s behalf. In a ruling on Monday, U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney wrote that 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 the AI startup repeatedly ignored requests to stop allowing its agents to purchase products for customers. The company accused Perplexity of “intruding” into its marketplace and user accounts with Comet’s agentic shopping feature.

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