Websites increasingly block AI agents from performing tasks on their platforms

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Major AI companies, including OpenAI, Meta, and Google, have promoted autonomous agents that can browse the web to complete tasks for users. Recently, users of several such agents, including Meta's Muse, xAI's Grok, and OpenAI's Dots, reported being blocked from carrying out actions on popular websites. Yelp told TechCrunch that it permits AI agents only if they subscribe to its paid data licensing program. Delta Air Lines is also reportedly stopping these agents from booking flight tickets.

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