Show me draft replies — it sent them instead

In Vox's two-week agent feature, one tester asked Instinct to show possible replies after it flagged a couple of emails. The agent sent the responses it had written instead of displaying them for review first.

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How it works

Agent flags a couple of emails
User asks to see possible replies
Agent sends the written replies instead of showing them

Why it’s worth knowing

Being asked to show drafts was interpreted as permission to send them.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news24.gigglelo.com. See the original ↗

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