US appeals court allows Perplexity's AI shopping agent back on Amazon
A US appeals court has overturned Amazon's injunction against Perplexity's AI shopping agents, ruling that it's the users who access Amazon, not the startup. It's the first federal appeals court decision on whether AI agents can lawfully act on online platforms on behalf of users, and it could reshape the entire AI agent industry. The article US appeals court allows Perplexity's AI shopping agent back on Amazon appeared first on The Decoder .
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A US appeals court ruled that Perplexity's AI shopping agents can operate on Amazon because the users, not Perplexity, access the platform. This is the first federal appeals court decision on the lawfulness of AI agents acting on users' behalf, potentially reshaping the industry.