Web Access

Personal AI agents are facing hurdles as websites deliberately block them and use anti-bot defenses, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard is being proposed to help agents gain access to websites for tasks like shopping and booking.

AI Products • TechCrunch AI

A new privacy analysis of web and mobile conversational AI agents, including Grok, found that entire conversations could be exposed via permalinks lacking access controls, and that screenshots of chats were shared with third parties like TikTok. The report highlights significant data leakage risks in current AI chat interfaces.

AI Safety • Hacker News