The AI overcomplicates simple tasks like reminders, calls and skipping songs

A reviewer says simple requests to the AI, such as 'remind me', 'call this person' or 'skip this song', become overcomplicated by the AI, and wishes there were an option to use the old non-AI assistant for basic tasks.

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How it works

User asks for a reminder, a call or a song skip
The AI overcomplicates the simple task
User wants the non-AI assistant option back

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent made one-step tasks slower than the simpler assistant it replaced.

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

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