The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in
Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in…
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ChatGPT’s AI agent that’s designed to get things done can now sign in to websites to do things like book a DMV appointment, cancel a reservation, or fill out a job application without OpenAI ever seeing your login credentials. Posts from…
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ChatGPT’s AI agent that’s designed to get things done can now sign in to websites to do things like book a DMV appointment, cancel a reservation, or fill out a job application without OpenAI ever seeing your login…
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ChatGPT’s AI agent that’s designed to get things done can now sign in to websites to do things like book a DMV appointment, cancel a reservation, or fill out a job application without OpenAI ever seeing your login credentials. Posts from…
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