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"Plan a trip to Italy next month and book the flights" I see a version of that all the time and would never, ever do it.

sudo_cowsay 10d ago
Exactly! Imagine if it booked like a 3000 dollar 1st class flight because it thought it was providing you with "the most comfortable and hospitable experience as possible."
tipsytoad 10d ago
idk I thought the same until I got personal amex support at work, now it’s my roofline on how useful/trusted an agent could be. Now I book all my travel through them, and it’s an absolute blessing
gffrd 10d ago
These are modern infomercials. Concrete pains ("planning a vacation is hard!"), shallow solutions that don't stand up to real-world use, and, in the end, a promise left unfilfilled. (And a thing in your drawer that takes up space.)
- fernandotakai 10d ago
  honestly, one day i will understand why these guys go so hard on planning vacations. one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it! trying to find restaurants, organizing your days, trying to fit activities -- that makes you look forward to your time off. really, i want to automate the boring parts of my life (did i really pay rent this month?) not the things that make me happy.
  - robotresearcher 10d ago
    > one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it For some. Others hate or fear it. For others it just feels like work.
    - gffrd 9d ago
      Imagine the fear these people will feel walking in to a vacation planned by … a ROBOT!
      - willy_k 9d ago
        Social media has fried some people’s brains so much that it is incredibly anxiety inducing to make many typically mundane or routine choices, for fear of missing / missing out on something.
  - gffrd 9d ago
    I think they're grabbing at universally-understood frictions that people associate with pleasure or anxiety … or, most powerfully, identity. We all know the feeling of wanting to be successful, or to go on a great vacation. Showing these scenarios creates strong emotional response in the audience - we're now the people winning at work, going on a great vacation. This is especially important when you're selling something dull. See: insurance.
pborenstein 10d ago
"Find a primary care physician in my area who is taking new patients and accepts my insurance. Give me your top three candidates, and book an appointment within the next six weeks with your top choice." Claude: Would you like to go to Bermuda instead?
ieie 10d ago
This is why nobody should be afraid of technologists. They tend to invent technology and never figure out where it truly belongs. Failing that - they’ll claim the world is ending.

sudo_cowsay 10d ago

Exactly! Imagine if it booked like a 3000 dollar 1st class flight because it thought it was providing you with "the most comfortable and hospitable experience as possible."

tipsytoad 10d ago

idk I thought the same until I got personal amex support at work, now it’s my roofline on how useful/trusted an agent could be. Now I book all my travel through them, and it’s an absolute blessing

gffrd 10d ago

These are modern infomercials. Concrete pains ("planning a vacation is hard!"), shallow solutions that don't stand up to real-world use, and, in the end, a promise left unfilfilled. (And a thing in your drawer that takes up space.)

fernandotakai 10d ago
honestly, one day i will understand why these guys go so hard on planning vacations. one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it! trying to find restaurants, organizing your days, trying to fit activities -- that makes you look forward to your time off. really, i want to automate the boring parts of my life (did i really pay rent this month?) not the things that make me happy.
- robotresearcher 10d ago
  > one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it For some. Others hate or fear it. For others it just feels like work.
  - gffrd 9d ago
    Imagine the fear these people will feel walking in to a vacation planned by … a ROBOT!
    - willy_k 9d ago
      Social media has fried some people’s brains so much that it is incredibly anxiety inducing to make many typically mundane or routine choices, for fear of missing / missing out on something.
- gffrd 9d ago
  I think they're grabbing at universally-understood frictions that people associate with pleasure or anxiety … or, most powerfully, identity. We all know the feeling of wanting to be successful, or to go on a great vacation. Showing these scenarios creates strong emotional response in the audience - we're now the people winning at work, going on a great vacation. This is especially important when you're selling something dull. See: insurance.

pborenstein 10d ago

"Find a primary care physician in my area who is taking new patients and accepts my insurance. Give me your top three candidates, and book an appointment within the next six weeks with your top choice." Claude: Would you like to go to Bermuda instead?

ieie 10d ago

This is why nobody should be afraid of technologists. They tend to invent technology and never figure out where it truly belongs. Failing that - they’ll claim the world is ending.