What the Perplexity vs Amazon ruling means for AI agents acting on users’ behalf
The US Court rejected Amazon's argument that the AI assistant in Perplexity's Comet browser accessed websites & users' accounts without permission, saying the agent just carried out the user's instructions. The post What the Perplexity vs Amazon ruling means for AI agents acting on users’ behalf appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: MediaNama (IN)
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 6 August 2026
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