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    Amazon's reported cutoff of consumer-agent access for Muse and Instinct

    A post argues the move may protect Amazon's ad revenue but could push shoppers toward alternatives.

    Steven SinofskySS
    Olivia MooreOM
    2 Sources, 1h ago, first seen 1h ago

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    A user says Amazon has shut off consumer-agent access for Muse and Instinct, calling the move rational but short-sighted. They argue Amazon has reasons to protect its ad revenue and control over shopping traffic, but expect agents to become common for routine purchases. In a follow-up, the user speculates Amazon may seek deals with agents to recover lost ad revenue, though a growing number of agents could make that difficult.

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    Olivia Moore@omooretweetsWhat I imagine they’re doing now is trying to use their leverage to negotiate deals with the consumer agents to make some of that ad revenue back if they launch an Amazon connector But this could easily turn into a game of whack-a-mole if consumer agents continue to proliferate1h
    Steven Sinofsky@stevesi@omooretweets It might also make sense to just avoid excessive returns as agentic buying works out the bugs. They’ve shown no reluctance to go where buyers are when it makes sense.46m
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    Olivia Moore@omooretweetsWhat I imagine they’re doing now is trying to use their leverage to negotiate deals with the consumer agents to make some of that ad revenue back if they launch an Amazon connector But this could easily turn into a game of whack-a-mole if consumer agents continue to proliferate1h
    Steven Sinofsky@stevesi@omooretweets It might also make sense to just avoid excessive returns as agentic buying works out the bugs. They’ve shown no reluctance to go where buyers are when it makes sense.46m