Tomasz Tunguz · 13 November 2026 · Industry Analysis

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service for Bots

Tomasz Tunguz, MD @ Theory

Amazon, United, and Dell ban AI shopping agents to protect high-margin ancillary revenue (ads, fees, warranties) that now exceeds their base product profits; Shopify welcomes agents because its business model relies on transaction-processing cuts regardless of buyer type.

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Topics: Retail & E-commerce · AI (Horizontal)

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