Skip to content
AI IntelligenceOct 17, 2026AI Intelligence
Article

Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI, with OpenAI, Meta, Google, and others promising agents that can scour the internet on your behalf.

However, in recent weeks, many websites have begun closing their doors to AI agents, refusing to play nice.

AI-generated: summaries written by AI from the linked sources. How we use AI

AI-generatedSource: The Verge AI
01

Source Brief

Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI, with OpenAI, Meta, Google, and others promising agents that can scour the internet on your behalf. However, in recent weeks, many websites have begun closing their doors to AI agents, refusing to play nice.