Perplexity Wins Appeal Against Amazon in AI Agent Shopping Lawsuit

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Perplexity Wins Appeal Against Amazon in AI Agent Shopping Lawsuit

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A U.S. appeals court has ruled Amazon is unlikely to prove Perplexity violated federal hacking law, marking the first appellate decision on whether AI agents can legally act on users' behalf online.

A U.S. appeals court ruled Amazon is unlikely to prove Perplexity violated federal hacking law, marking the first appellate decision on whether AI agents can legally act on users' behalf online.