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CVS's AI assistant booked my vaccine appointment. The store never had the vaccine.

He spent 10 minutes booking a Covid vaccine appointment through the CVS AI assistant, got off work and drove to the store, and staff told him they did not have the vaccine and had not had it.

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How it works

  1. Books a Covid vaccine appointment through the CVS AI assistant
  2. Gets off work and drives to the store
  3. Waits in line
  4. Staff say the store does not have the vaccine and has not had it

Why it’s worth knowing

The assistant booked him a vaccine the store never had in stock, and he only found out after getting off work and driving there.

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

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