Check whether my gym offers a membership referral benefit

Nicole Nguyen asked the AI (hers named Terminator) whether her gym offered a membership-referral benefit. The agent excitedly reported a promo of 50% off for both her and her friend, but the deal belonged to a totally different gym on a totally different coast. Her caption for the episode: even cuddly AIs can make mistakes.

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How it works

Ask about her gym's referral benefit
The AI searches
Returns a 50%-for-both promo
The promo is for a different gym on a different coast

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent did not hedge or miss by a little: it invented a generous referral deal from the wrong gym on the wrong coast.

Where it’s from

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

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