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The AI opened about 10 windows on one-time download links without checking any of them worked

A user asked the AI to download a data export from five one-time links. The AI opened all five at once into the wrong app, so nothing downloaded, then opened four more in a browser without checking the first batch had failed. About ten windows and tabs later the one-time links may be used up. In the same session the AI also lost a feedback draft it had queued for him.

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How it works

  1. Asks for a data export download
  2. The AI opens all 5 one-time links at once into the wrong app
  3. Nothing downloads
  4. Opens 4 more in a browser without checking
  5. About 10 windows open, links possibly used up
  6. A queued feedback draft is lost in the same session

Why it’s worth knowing

One-time links are the one case where trying everything at once is the worst strategy, and it is the one it picked.

Where it’s from

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

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