Today I decided to test ChatGPT\u2019s new agent mode. I\u2019d seen a post where it worked flawlessly: someone asked to book a haircut in Los Angeles, the AI opened a browser, found a salon, made the appointment \u2013 smooth as silk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspired, I tried:\n\u201cBook me a haircut tomorrow in Brooklyn, S\u00e3o Paulo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spoiler: I did NOT expect what happened next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, it was perfect. The browser opened, and the agent narrated:
\u201cComparing ratings,\u201d
\u201cScrolling the page,\u201d
\u201cClicking the booking button.\u201d
It found a barber, asked my preferred time, paused briefly for login, then finished the booking and sent me a neat summary: tomorrow at 1 PM, 25-minute haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I even got the email confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It felt like the future \u2014 the kind where AI can do everything except find your missing socks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then\u2026 I checked the salon photos.\n\nAnd there it was: a barbershop. Inside. A regular. City. Bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not \u201cretro-themed,\u201d not \u201crepurposed.\u201d Just a literal bus parked on the roadside, with stools, dust, and a hint of existential despair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI: mission accomplished.
Me: wondering if my next agent prompt would be \u201cFind where they sterilize their tools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Always double-check \u2014 whether it\u2019s a human agent or a digital one. Amen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I tested ChatGPT\u2019s agent mode: perfect booking, until I saw the barbershop was inside a bus.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai","category-life"],"yoast_head":"\n