Perplexity shopping bot not welcome at Amazon shop

Amazon is demanding that artificial intelligence startup Perplexity put a stop to its bot shopping for people at the e-commerce giant’s retail platform, the companies said on Tuesday.

Amazon sent Perplexity a cease-and-desist letter that sets the stage for a lawsuit if AI agent Comet continues to serve as a personal shopper for customers.

“We’ve repeatedly requested that Perplexity remove Amazon from the Comet experience,” an Amazon spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry.

“Particularly in light of the significantly degraded shopping and…