All ideasMore in Work
Work

A simple template duplication on the AI ate a whole business day in chat runaround with no usable result

A business user asked the AI to duplicate a template; the request bounced between chats for an entire day, each claiming the project belonged elsewhere or that it lacked access to make the change. Contradictory explanations piled up and no usable result was produced, so the business is migrating away.

This one went wrong. Read what happened so you don’t hit the same problem.

How it works

  1. Request template duplication
  2. Chat claims project belongs elsewhere
  3. Another chat claims it lacks access
  4. Contradictory explanations repeat all day
  5. No usable result
  6. Business decides to migrate away

Why it’s worth knowing

A one-click-class task was defeated not by complexity but by the platform's own chats denying ownership and access in rotation.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on trustpilot.com. See the original ↗

Upgraded prompt

A ready-to-use prompt for this idea, built from research on what makes AI agents do the job right: who the AI should be, the exact steps, and a check to make sure it was done the way you wanted.

1Who the AI should be
2The prompt, with the steps
3The check when it’s done
Upgraded prompts are coming soon.

Try next

WorkFind my 277 unanswered brand emails, reply, and keep negotiatingWorkA review engine asked his past customers for reviews and got three five star ones on day oneWorkHis agent Vesper runs the whole desk for a paid deeds platform, with 6 real deeds paid across 5 countriesWorkAn agent now makes the promo posts for our 70 radio shows a month

Every idea is a real post from someone who tried it, summarized in our words, with a link to the original. App names are swapped for plain words.