"And if you are reckless enough to use it for some online shopping, not even the world's largest online retailer supports it. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is now taking legal action to prevent Perplexity's Comet from browsing its wares on behalf of users. The e-commerce giant recently sent a scathing cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity, accusing it of "computer fraud" in violation of Amazon's terms of service."
"Not content to let Amazon have the final word, Perplexity clapped back against the tech giant in a blog post titled "Bullying is Not Innovation." "The point of technology is to make life better for people. We call it innovation, but it's just the constant process of asking how to make things better," the Perplexity team wrote. "Bullying, on the other hand, is when large corporations use legal threats and intimidation to block innovation and make life worse for people.""
Comet is an AI-agent-powered web browser from Perplexity that promises to organize emails, summarize webpages, and automate searches. Amazon sent a cease-and-desist alleging Perplexity's Comet browsed the site and committed "computer fraud" in violation of terms of service. The legal notice also accused Perplexity of degrading the "Amazon shopping experience" and creating privacy vulnerabilities, according to anonymous sources. Perplexity published a blog post titled "Bullying is Not Innovation," defending technology's role in improving life and accusing Amazon of using legal threats and intimidation to block innovation. The dispute coincides with Amazon's rollout of a proprietary "Buy for Me" AI shopping service.
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