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Just used ChatGPT Operator to book a flight

14 points by exz 2y ago

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 2y ago
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- never_inline 2y ago
  This may be related to accessing the page on a vpn or company network
ojosilva 2y ago
The ui of the travel website is getting in the way here for both the user and the agent AI. Probably we need a standard protocol for AI-enabled services companies can serve from their websites. I'm not sure this would be just new HTML-style markup, or metadata embedded in current HTML, or a entire new standard server port and protocol, or etc etc. The api metadata will make the agent's workflow easier and less error prone than the inefficient visual decoding webpages once they are rendered. If we are going to browse the internet also in a chat window, we need to serve something else that can be consumed by LLMs.
- ssl-3 2y ago
  Just bring back the 80x25 character interfaces of yore. You know, the ones that skilled people could operate fast, even with a modem, without all of the clicking and waiting and client-side rendering. LLMs should be able to grok them just fine.
binary_slinger 2y ago
It's certainly impressive. I would like to know if it could search multiple airlines directly to find the best price and best route based on my personal preferences. For example, I don't like earlier flights unless it is ~60% cheaper. And if it can handle check-in for me so I don't have to be logging in 24 hours before, and if I am offered an upgrade, it could automatically purchase.
- danpalmer 2y ago
  My partner books a lot of executive travel and honestly there’s no way AI Agents are solving this except for a very specific type of high income individual who has read too much about decision fatigue. There are dozens of factors to consider, and everyone weights them all differently. Even humans aren’t great at this, and it’s not an intelligence problem that “AGI” can solve.
- rkagerer 2y ago
  Kayak.com gets you part of the way there (eg. constrain by takeoff/landing time, filter out MAX planes, etc).
  - nunez 2y ago
    Not for business/exec travel it doesn't. Travel agents still exist and are insanely valuable.
cmdtab 2y ago
I want a research assistant who can spend hours googling and searching the web for stuff I want. This seems like it could soon be done reliably.
exz 2y ago
My theory on all the hype around agents is that AI companies want to establish themselves as the leading choice, so they can earn affiliate revenue for everything that gets sold over there agent.
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- torlok 2y ago
  I don't think there's profit in regular users in the forseeable future due to energy costs. The revenue will come from replacing you, not from helping you to buy a pair of sneakers.

14 points by exz 2y ago

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never_inline 2y ago
This may be related to accessing the page on a vpn or company network

ojosilva 2y ago

The ui of the travel website is getting in the way here for both the user and the agent AI. Probably we need a standard protocol for AI-enabled services companies can serve from their websites. I'm not sure this would be just new HTML-style markup, or metadata embedded in current HTML, or a entire new standard server port and protocol, or etc etc. The api metadata will make the agent's workflow easier and less error prone than the inefficient visual decoding webpages once they are rendered. If we are going to browse the internet also in a chat window, we need to serve something else that can be consumed by LLMs.

ssl-3 2y ago
Just bring back the 80x25 character interfaces of yore. You know, the ones that skilled people could operate fast, even with a modem, without all of the clicking and waiting and client-side rendering. LLMs should be able to grok them just fine.

binary_slinger 2y ago

It's certainly impressive. I would like to know if it could search multiple airlines directly to find the best price and best route based on my personal preferences. For example, I don't like earlier flights unless it is ~60% cheaper. And if it can handle check-in for me so I don't have to be logging in 24 hours before, and if I am offered an upgrade, it could automatically purchase.

danpalmer 2y ago
My partner books a lot of executive travel and honestly there’s no way AI Agents are solving this except for a very specific type of high income individual who has read too much about decision fatigue. There are dozens of factors to consider, and everyone weights them all differently. Even humans aren’t great at this, and it’s not an intelligence problem that “AGI” can solve.
rkagerer 2y ago
Kayak.com gets you part of the way there (eg. constrain by takeoff/landing time, filter out MAX planes, etc).
- nunez 2y ago
  Not for business/exec travel it doesn't. Travel agents still exist and are insanely valuable.

cmdtab 2y ago

I want a research assistant who can spend hours googling and searching the web for stuff I want. This seems like it could soon be done reliably.

exz 2y ago

My theory on all the hype around agents is that AI companies want to establish themselves as the leading choice, so they can earn affiliate revenue for everything that gets sold over there agent.

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torlok 2y ago
I don't think there's profit in regular users in the forseeable future due to energy costs. The revenue will come from replacing you, not from helping you to buy a pair of sneakers.