- • Muse finds and buys products on its own, so shoppers never see sponsored listings.
- • Amazon made nearly $70B in ad revenue last year, much of it from sponsored placements.
- • If agents pick what to buy, brands may stop paying for ads that no longer sway buyers.
- • Jassy: 'few customers are doing much shopping this way yet, as the experience is still not great.'
- • Alexa for Shopping has been used by 400M+ people in 12 months, with interactions up 570%.
- • Jassy said Amazon expects ad growth in the high teens this holiday quarter.
- • Amazon blocked Muse on Sept 20, citing safety and unidentified browsing.
- • JPMorgan: Muse 'has the potential to become the most widely used consumer AI application since ChatGPT.'
- • Paul Graham called the ban the first opening for an Amazon competitor since its founding.
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