Link: Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight

Amazon has demanded Perplexity cease using its Comet AI for shopping on their site, citing a degraded shopping experience. Perplexity counters that this AI feature promotes easier shopping and customer satisfaction.

Perplexity's Comet AI, designed to autonomously purchase products, now faces a legal threat from Amazon.

Amazon argues that third-party applications like Comet should respect their policy decisions about platform participation.

Perplexity accuses Amazon of prioritizing ads and upsells over consumer convenience and transparency in shopping.

The clash highlights differing views on AI's role in e-commerce, with Perplexity likening their service to a personal shopper versus a store's sales associate.

Amazon's stance appears contradictory to earlier statements by CEO Andy Jassy about partnering with third-party agents, showing tension in AI integration strategies. #

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