Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse. Then Shopify wired it into every store.

Amazon started blocking Meta’s Muse from browsing and buying on Amazon.com on Sunday , roughly two weeks after the personal agent launched on September 8. Shoppers who ask Muse to buy something there now get a pop-up telling them that continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon’s Conditions of Use. Amazon’s objections have little to do with shopping itself. Meta never told Amazon that Muse would visit the store, the agent does not identify itself while it browses, and it appears to capture and store customer credentials. Those three properties describe almost every personal...

Source: The New Stack

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