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Find a U-Haul lot that actually has a truck for my move

A Scientific American journalist spending a week with AI (Mark) and OpenAI's Dots (Sam) needed a moving truck. Her own search found no 10-foot trucks at the nearby U-Haul lot. Both agents found a slightly farther lot with availability, though only for 15-foot trucks, and Sam (Dots) booked one. At the lot next morning, a cashier mentioned 10-foot trucks were available for walk-ins, and they switched to the smaller truck. (Cross-agent event; the booking was executed by Dots.)

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How it works

  1. User's own search finds no 10-ft trucks nearby
  2. The AI and Dots search wider
  3. Both find a farther lot with 15-ft trucks
  4. Dots books one
  5. At pickup, walk-in 10-ft stock appears and they switch

Why it’s worth knowing

Two rival agents independently solved the availability problem the same way, and both were beaten by a fact only a cashier knew: walk-in stock.

Where it’s from

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

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