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Amazon Bars Meta's Muse AI From Shopping On Its Site

Meta launched the AI Agent earlier this month.

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The AI companies are fighting over turf. Amazon has blocked Meta's newest AI agent from accessing its online shop, GeekWire reports. Anyone using Meta's Muse to shop on Amazon is now being greeted with the message, "Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon's Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed."

Amazon claims that it initially asked Meta to voluntarily exclude its site from Muse's reach. "We think it's fairly straightforward that third-party applications that offer to make purchases on behalf of customers from other businesses should operate openly and respect service provider decisions about whether or not to participate," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement.

Meta launched Muse earlier this month as a "secure, private personal AI agent that proactively helps with people's goals and suggests ideas." It can fill out forms, send emails, and...

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