How is the agentic web going? Amazon filed a lawsuit demanding Perplexity stop allowing its AI browser Comet to make purchases for users. (Shirin Ghaffary and Matt Day, Bloomberg)
Summary
- Amazon accuses Perplexity of committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when Comet is shopping on a real person's behalf, violating Amazon's terms of service.
- The lawsuit may set precedents on how far agentic AI can go in helping people perform real-world tasks, such as shopping.
