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Ping me at 9:20 and tell me to take the bike, not the subway

In the same Vergecast clip, a host describes the AI connected to his Google Calendar: seeing a media dinner party in his evening, the AI advised taking a city bike instead of the subway because it would be faster, and pinged him at 9:20 to leave in time for a 9:30 arrival. The hosts frame it as the AI being proactive to the point of feeling directive.

How it works

  1. The AI reads the evening's media dinner in Google Calendar
  2. Compares travel options
  3. Advises a city bike over the subway as faster
  4. Pings him at 9:20 to leave for a 9:30 arrival

Why it’s worth knowing

It chose his transport mode and the exact minute to leave, unprompted, from a calendar entry.

Where it’s from

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

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