In response to Amazon’s accusation that Perplexity was disguising its agents, CEO Aravind Srinivas said he sees no need to distinguish a user from an agent that someone deputizes on their behalf. Photo by Richard Drew/AP Photo/Postmedia file

Amazon.com Inc. has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI Inc. demanding that the artificial intelligence search startup stop allowing its AI browser agent , Comet, to make purchases online for users.

The e-commerce giant is accusing Perplexity of committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when its AI agent is shopping on a user’s behalf, in violation of Amazon’s terms of service, according to people familiar with the letter sent on Friday. The document also said Perplexity’s tool degraded the Amazon shopping experience and

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