Negotiate my Xfinity bill — $20 a month off plus a free Apple Watch

Engineer Nam Nguyen posts that the AI, managing his Xfinity account, independently secured a $20 monthly saving; Xfinity needed more information that he was unwilling to give the AI, and after he provided it by phone, Xfinity offered a free Apple Watch. Commenters discuss the automation boundary the handoff illustrates.

$20a month

How it works

Give the AI his Xfinity account
The AI negotiates and independently secures a $20/month saving
Xfinity requests information he declines to share with the AI
He provides it by phone
Xfinity offers a free Apple Watch

Why it’s worth knowing

The negotiation ended with a free Apple Watch on top of the monthly saving.

Where it’s from

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

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