Jassy says shopping agents are not yet a concern for Amazon

Technology · First reported 30 Oct, 14:00 · Updated 16:00

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said shopping agents are still not good enough to make him worry about their effect on Amazon’s site. Separate evidence notes that Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse in September, citing data privacy concerns.

Jassy described shopping agents as “not great” and said they have a long way to go.
The report says Jassy is not worried about shopping agents and bots rendering Amazon’s site useless.
A separate report says Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from browsing its site in September, citing data privacy concerns.

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Key facts

Speaker: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Jassy’s assessment: Shopping agents are “not great” and still have a long way to go.
Amazon action: Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from browsing its site in September.
Stated reason: Data privacy concerns.