The AI spent an hour shopping his car insurance — and couldn't beat his rate

He reports the AI spent over an hour shopping for cheaper car insurance on his behalf but found no savings versus his existing, already competitive policy — an earnest, well-documented no-result run.

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How it works

Shopped insurers for over an hour, Compared quotes against his current policy, No cheaper rate found

Why it’s worth knowing

A full hour of autonomous insurance shopping that honestly ends with 'your current rate wins'.

Where it’s from

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

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