Amazon asked Meta to remove it from Muse. Meta said no. Amazon blocked Muse anyway.
That is a restraining order against a calculator.
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon says outside agents are "too risky for clients and for JPMorgan." Rogue agents, he warned, could number in the thousands. Thousands of robots, all trying to find you a better savings rate. Terrifying.
Charles Schwab's Rick Wurster is also blocking Muse from moving client money. Neiman Marcus and Kohl's joined in. Kohl's. Guarding the gates of commerce like it's Fort Knox with a Sephora.
Here is the funny part. Accenture says 71% of customers would welcome an AI assistant inside their bank's app. Your customers want help. You gave them a bouncer.
A study of retailers found 37 block shopping agents by accident. Old anti-scraper rules. Nobody decided anything. Some intern's 2019 bot filter is running corporate strategy. Honestly, it's the most competent employee they have.
Retail experts say technology that removes friction usually wins. Friction has a long history of losing. Ask the fax machine. Ask the bank teller. Ask the guy who sold horse whips to a town that had just discovered Ford.
Retail traders will read this and buy Meta calls. They will pick a strike price with their feelings. Muse will cancel their subscription to the newsletter that told them to do it, which is the first useful thing to happen to their portfolio.
Meta says Muse never sees your passwords. Fine. It will only see your spending habits, which at your income level is a mercy.
JPMorgan has no timeline for letting agents in. Take your time, Jamie. The robots can wait. They don't have mortgages, and unlike your customers, they read the terms.
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