Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
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Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what happens when the rest of the internet won't play nice? In recent weeks, […]
AI agents promise to buy, book and manage tasks online, but several companies already limit their access to services and accounts. Blockages raise questions about how much these attendees will actually be able to do and who decides when they can act for users.
AI agents must be able to perform more and more tasks independently on the internet, from booking flight tickets to online shopping. However, large websites no longer want them on their site.
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