The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing

Summary

The RealReal, a secondhand luxury consignment retailer, said it is updating its bot defense system to make it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The change follows a report by The Verge that an AI agent could repeatedly re-add items to a cart as each 20-minute hold expired, blocking other customers from buying them.

Topics

• AI agents

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