AI agents get blocked by websites as industry works on open standards
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TechCrunch reports that personal AI agents such as Meta's Muse are frequently blocked by websites when placing orders on users' behalf. Amazon has explicitly stopped Muse from browsing and buying its goods, and users have complained of similar situations at Walmart, Delta, Yelp and eBay. Letting AI agents in has become the next threshold for websites, and the industry is working on open standards, the report says.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 9 d ago
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Oct 7
- TechCrunch · AIThe next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in
Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard aims to help.