Amazon has sent a cease and desist letter to Perplexity, seeking to block the startup’s agentic AI browser Comet from accessing its online marketplace. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

The e-commerce giant has accused Perplexity of violating its terms of service after Comet, which can be used as an AI-powered shopping assistant , refused to identify itself as an AI agent despite multiple warnings, according to reports.

Perplexity, on the other hand, has argued that Comet does not have to identify itself as an AI agent because it automatically has the “same permissions” as a human user since it is acting on behalf of them.

“This week, Perplexity received an aggressive legal threat from Amazon, demanding we prohibit Comet users from using their AI assistants on Amazon. This is Amazon’s

See Full Page