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Re: Just used ChatGPT Operator to book a flight

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The ui of the travel website is getting in the way here for both the user and the agent AI.

Probably we need a standard protocol for AI-enabled services companies can serve from their websites. I'm not sure this would be just new HTML-style markup, or metadata embedded in current HTML, or a entire new standard server port and protocol, or etc etc. The api metadata will make the agent's workflow easier and less error prone than the inefficient visual decoding webpages once they are rendered.

If we are going to browse the internet also in a chat window, we need to serve something else that can be consumed by LLMs.

Re: Just used ChatGPT Operator to book a flight

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post #3

The ui of the travel website is getting in the way here for both the user and the agent AI. Probably we need a standard protocol for AI-enabled services companies can serve from their websites. I'm not sure this would be just new HTML-style markup, or metadata embedded in current HTML, or a entire new standard server port and protocol, or etc etc. The api metadata will make the agent's workflow easier and less error…

Just bring back the 80x25 character interfaces of yore.

You know, the ones that skilled people could operate fast, even with a modem, without all of the clicking and waiting and client-side rendering.

LLMs should be able to grok them just fine.

Re: Just used ChatGPT Operator to book a flight

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It's certainly impressive. I would like to know if it could search multiple airlines directly to find the best price and best route based on my personal preferences. For example, I don't like earlier flights unless it is ~60% cheaper. And if it can handle check-in for me so I don't have to be logging in 24 hours before, and if I am offered an upgrade, it could automatically purchase.

Re: Just used ChatGPT Operator to book a flight

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My theory on all the hype around agents is that AI companies want to establish themselves as the leading choice, so they can earn affiliate revenue for everything that gets sold over there agent.

I don't think there's profit in regular users in the forseeable future due to energy costs. The revenue will come from replacing you, not from helping you to buy a pair of sneakers.
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