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I want this. I don't like making phone calls. I especially don't like calling multiple businesses to check prices or availability, or navigating a phone tree, o
by Zak 1y ago
I want this. I don't like making phone calls. I especially don't like calling multiple businesses to check prices or availability, or navigating a phone tree, or waiting on hold.
Ideally, businesses would let me do what needs doing via their website or over email. I remember thinking the same thing when Google demoed a similar concept years ago.
- moomoo11 1y agoMaybe... the real issue is that "calling" (as a concept) is kind of dumb and needs to go away? I get that this is NOW, but just wondering if you're willing to engage. What could replace the need to call? Everyone having agents would be cool. You type or say "Make a dinner reservation at X at Y for 4 people" and the restaurant agent would just do it... I just want openai to be the super app for this kinda stuff.
- ed_mercer 1y agoProblem is a lot of businesses still work with phone calls and will continue doing so for the next decade or so.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 1y agoSorry, there's no availability at Y. Now what?
- moomoo11 1y agoWhat were you gonna accomplish by calling them using AI? Probably find the same thing right? They would say there’s no availability. Except it’s a person (or even AI) and your AI talking it out. Hopefully you mention in your prompt your backup times or whatever.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 1y agoExactly. Now you have to pre-specify all your backups instead of just talking it through on the phone.
- moomoo11 1y agoHonestly I think a lot of these agentic workflows are dumb. I get a lot of spam and it’s fun making them go wack and waste their tokens.