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My agent hit a human check on Uber and could not finish the ride

Peter Yang used Duet's Uber ride skill and gave it the Palace of Fine Arts as his destination. Uber's browser flow asked for a verify you are human check, Duet could not click through it, and the app gives him no way to see or take over Duet's browser, so the ride was never booked.

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How it works

  1. Owner runs the Uber ride skill
  2. Duet asks for pickup, timing and destination
  3. Owner gives the Palace of Fine Arts
  4. Uber's browser flow shows a verify you are human check
  5. Duet cannot click through it
  6. Owner looks for a way to open Duet's browser and cannot find one
  7. No ride booked

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent was not beaten by the booking. It was beaten by a human check it could not pass and its owner was not allowed to clear.

Where it’s from

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

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