▲ 48 ▼ Trying to get a restaurant reservation? Get ready to compete with AI agents (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FridaVanMercury@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Paywalled Found a link to access it https://archive.is/bRToX permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago While the agent apps have been billed primarily as time-saving devices, some users have claimed more direct savings — and earnings — by instructing them to do things like cancel unwanted subscriptions, apply for refunds or renegotiate services to get cheaper rates. Multiple social media users say agents have successfully applied to states’ unclaimed property sites to retrieve funds owed to them I'm taking that one away from the article. And how business don't seem to appreciate the utility of those kind of agents. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago While the agent apps have been billed primarily as time-saving devices, some users have claimed more direct savings — and earnings — by instructing them to do things like cancel unwanted subscriptions, apply for refunds or renegotiate services to get cheaper rates. Multiple social media users say agents have successfully applied to states’ unclaimed property sites to retrieve funds owed to them I'm taking that one away from the article. And how business don't seem to appreciate the utility of those kind of agents. permalink fedilink source parent