Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com
Amazon has blocked Meta's Muse AI assistant from accessing Amazon.com to shop on users' behalf, citing violations of its terms of service, security risks, and lack of merchant consent. The move highlights growing tensions over AI agents performing commercial transactions on behalf of users.
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Todd Bishop / GeekWire : Amazon says it blocked Meta's Muse AI assistant from accessing Amazon.com to shop on users' behalf, citing ToS violations, security risks, and merchant consent — Amazon says it has cut off Meta's new Muse personal AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com on behalf of customers …
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