Techcrunch Amazon Issues Legal Threat to Perplexity Over Comet Browser Purchases
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Amazon has sent a cease and desist letter to Perplexity, demanding that it prevent its Comet browser from making automated purchases on Amazon. Perplexity argues that its AI assistant operates under the same permissions as human users, which Amazon disputes. This marks Amazon's first legal action against an AI company regarding automated browsing.
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