[U.S. Appeals Court Overturns Ban, Perplexity AI Agent Returns to Amazon] According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on August 5, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ban, allowing Perplexity's AI shopping agent to return to the Amazon platform. The court ruled that users accessing Amazon through the Perplexity agent should bear legal responsibility for their actions, rather than Perplexity itself, making it difficult to establish a violation of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. This marks the first time a U.S. federal appeals court has ruled on the legal legitimacy of AI agents, carrying significant industry guidance implications. Amazon has expressed disagreement with the ruling and is currently evaluating further legal options. The case has not yet been fully resolved.