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

153 points · 162 comments · simianwords

  1. Jcampuzano2 · · focus · HN ↗
    Agents don't click through or interact with ads or get influenced by things like lightning deals, snap promotions, "others who bought X bought Y" and such the same way a human does. This is likely a large portion of the reasoning.

    This is just going to get worse before it gets better. More large sites are likely going to block or attempt to block agents because they're so reliant on ads for revenue or exploiting human psychology.

    1. sejej · · focus · HN ↗
      It’s funny watching all these large tech firms with so much resource commit the sin of innovation: starting with the tech and not the customer + economics of it all.

      I get it. It’s tempting and alluring. But no - reimagining something takes a lot more work than sticky taping an agent on. Impatiently waiting for all this agent stuff to fek off.

      1. simianwords · · focus · HN ↗
        its not going anywhere. Agents are the future.
        1. sejej · · focus · HN ↗

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          1. simianwords · · focus · HN ↗
            i think you are having a hard time coping
            1. sejej · · focus · HN ↗
              Or you’re having a hard time accepting the vast majority of people are not like you.

              You sound like the idiots who claimed the death of salesforce.

              Utter morons with zero taste.

              1. simianwords · · focus · HN ↗
                its clear that this is getting to you, maybe sit this one out?
                1. jejee112 · · focus · HN ↗

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