United Blocks AI Agents as Airbnb and OpenAI Build Their Own

Airlines and travel booking platforms are splitting over whether to allow third-party artificial intelligence (AI) agents to handle reservations or build their own assistants to retain control over customers and transactions. United Airlines said Wednesday (Nov. 11) that it is blocking unauthorized third-party AI agents from booking its flights, PYMNTS reported. OpenAI moved the other […] The…

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United Blocks AI Agents as Airbnb and OpenAI Build Their Own

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