The AI could not turn my email into a calendar entry

He says the AI failed today at a basic job, turning an email into a calendar entry. He does not think he should have to pay for failures like that.

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How it works

Asks the AI to turn an email into a calendar entry
The AI is unable to do it

Why it’s worth knowing

Turning an email into a calendar entry is one of the first jobs an assistant should handle, and the AI could not do it.

Where it’s from

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

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