AI booked my hotel 468 miles away, plus one in West Palm Beach

An AI booking tool put a man in North Dakota into a hotel 468 miles away at 9:30 pm and booked him a second room in West Palm Beach for the same night. The same AI had also failed to cancel his Siurex XM.

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How it works

AI is asked to book a hotel
It books one 468 miles away and a second room in West Palm Beach for the same night
It also fails to cancel his Siurex XM

Why it’s worth knowing

He was in North Dakota at 9:30 pm and the AI booked him a hotel 468 miles away, plus a second room in West Palm Beach for the same night.

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Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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