AI agents were the future in October; by November Amazon, eBay and United banned them
kylegawley · x · 2026-11-15
A pointed observation on the gap between AI agent hype and platform reality: October's narrative was "AI agents will do everything for you," but by November major platforms including Amazon, eBay, United Airlines and Booking have moved to ban AI agents from operating on their services.
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