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Amazon blocks Meta's AI assistant Muse from making purchases

Amazon has blocked Meta's AI assistant, Muse, from making purchases on its platform, citing a violation of its Conditions of Use.

  • Users of Meta's AI assistant Muse began receiving an error message when attempting to buy goods on Amazon on Sunday night.
  • The error message stated that "Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon’s Conditions of Use."
  • Amazon may have blocked Muse due to concerns about managing bad orders and customer service issues, given AI models' hallucination rates.

Amazon has blocked Meta's AI assistant, Muse, from making purchases on its platform. Users attempting to buy items on Amazon through Muse began encountering an error message on Sunday night, 20 September 2026.

The message indicated that "Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon’s Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed." This means Muse is no longer able to complete purchases on Amazon.com.

The block could be attributed to Amazon's own AI initiatives and inference platforms. Additionally, Amazon may be hesitant to engage in agent-driven commerce at this stage, potentially due to the complexities of managing customer and vendor issues arising from AI-generated orders, as AI models still have a non-zero hallucination rate.

What this means for you: If you use Meta's AI assistant Muse for shopping, you will no longer be able to make purchases on Amazon.com through the agent.

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