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Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on amazon.com

153 points · 162 comments · simianwords

  1. meowtimemania · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm really enjoying muse+have used it to make some amazon orders. This is a big bummer to me, in future I'll find an alternative to amazon OR find an alternative to muse.

    No matter what I'll continue to use some AI agent and some shopping provider.

    1. causal · · focus · HN ↗
      Yeah I experimented with shopping and found it was really tedious jumping through the 2FA and other bot check hoops every third click. Agree it's a huge convenience if it would work though.
    2. strulovich · · focus · HN ↗
      I’ve been purchasing more and more stuff from Walmart (good interaction with ChatGPT) and other stores.

      It’s clear why Amazon is doing this from a business perspective, but this is a stop gap for them. They will need figure out a better plan for people using their agents.

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