Perplexity AI accuses Amazon of “bullying” via an “aggressive legal threat” that demands it stop Comet Assistant purchases for users, who “love this experience”
The point of technology is to make life better for people. Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Amazon Sues Perplexity Over Comet's Agentic Shopping Capabilities M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : AI is Breaking the Browser's Back Siddharth Jindal / Analytics India Magazine : Amazon Sends Legal Threat to Perplexity Over Comet AI Assistant's Shopping on Its Platform James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : Amazon blocks Perplexity from sending its AI agents to purchase goods Erika Wheless / Ad Age : Amazon demands Perplexity stop AI tool from making purchases Larry Dignan / Constellation Research : Perplexity, Amazon AI agent spat just the start X: David Clinch / @davidclinchnews : Does an agent have rights? Does an agent have the right to shop? This is a major issue in the future of agentic commerce on AI platforms. Ironically, Amazon equips its own users with agentic assistance, but only within Amazon's walled garden. Beejoli Shah / @beejoli : I've spent more money on Amazon using an AI assistant than I do normally, because I get out of “frantically reading every review” and actually making a purchase much faster. The Comet Assistant never completes an action without my approval. But sure, let's block AI assistants. Dave Friedman / @friedmandave : Think this will become a big issue. A given platform has no incentive to let another platform's ai agents access it. We will need some sort of ai agent clearinghouse, akin to visa or swift or ACH to act as a tollbooth to allow these platforms to pay for access to other platforms. Peter Dedene / @peterdedene : Isn't Bezos one of the early investors in Perplexity? It appears Amazon is just upset that other companies are innovating more quickly. Rui Diao / @ruidiaox : @perplexity_ai It's possible that AI assistants are negatively impacting Amazon's business model, particularly advertising. I'm confident that a better business model can be found through collaboration, as the opportunities in AI are substantial enough for both companies to succeed. @perplexity_ai : We believe every user has the right to use the AI of their choice. Amazon wants to block Comet users from using AI assistants to shop on their platform, and they are now using legal threats to do so. But we will not be intimidated. https://www.perplexity.ai/... LinkedIn: Nathan Barksdale : Amazon's legal threat against using AI assistants on their platform is a direct attack on user choice and a bullying tactic intended to intimidate innovative companies. …