Amazon and AI startup Perplexity are in a public dispute over AI-powered shopping. In a post, Amazon said it has “repeatedly requested” that Perplexity stop letting its Comet AI browser buy products on behalf of users. For those unaware, Perplexity’s Comet browser includes an AI assistant that can search for products for you and even make purchases across different websites, including Amazon. The idea is to simplify online shopping by allowing the AI to handle the process from start to finish.

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However, Amazon has pushed back strongly. According to Perplexity, the tech giant sent an “aggressive legal threat” demanding that the company remove the ability for Comet to make purchases on Amazon’s platform. Perplexity called Amazon’s actions “bul

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