Muse Doubao collectively "blacklisted" — can AI still handle things for me?

What happened: AI agents including Meta's Muse, xAI's Grok, OpenAI's Dots and Instinct have been blocked or restricted by platforms such as Amazon, Yelp, eBay, Delta, Adidas and JPMorgan. Why it matters: Platforms cite policy, ad revenue and security risk, while AI firms argue agents act for users. Meta is partnering with Walmart, Gap, Sephora and Best Buy, and Alibaba's Qwen Go works inside its own ecosystem, suggesting fully open cross-app agents are hard to run short term.

AI agents including Meta's Muse, xAI's Grok, OpenAI's Dots and Instinct have been blocked or restricted by platforms such as Amazon, Yelp, eBay, Delta, Adidas and JPMorgan.

Platforms cite policy, ad revenue and security risk, while AI firms argue agents act for users. Meta is partnering with Walmart, Gap, Sephora and Best Buy, and Alibaba's Qwen Go works inside its own ecosystem, suggesting fully open cross-app agents are hard to run short term.