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The AI set up my team meetings and sent 16 invites to the same person

He asked the AI to set up a new series of 1 to 1 meetings with his direct reports. The AI created sixteen calendar invites, all to the same team member.

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  1. He asked the AI to set up a series of 1:1 meetings with his direct reports
  2. The AI created sixteen calendar invites
  3. All sixteen went to the same team member

Why it’s worth knowing

He asked for meetings with each of his direct reports and the AI sent sixteen invites to one person instead.

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

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