This VC used AI to try to snag a restaurant reservation. Resy wasn't having it
A venture capitalist had his Resy account suspended after using an AI agent to aggressively search for restaurant reservations. The incident highlights the risks of using automated bots on platforms that prohibit unauthorized third-party access.
Why it matters
This illustrates the unintended consequences and platform friction caused by the deployment of autonomous AI agents in consumer services.
Resy shut down a VC's account temporarily after he used an AI agent while trying to get a competitive restaurant reservation. Spencer Platt/Getty Images A VC got his Resy account shuttered after using an AI agent for a reservation at one of NYC's hottest restaurants. It's an example of how AI agents often take questionable approaches to the tasks they're given. "I will probably, in the short term, ask it to lay out a plan and tell me what the plan is," he said AI agents can do lots of tasks. Landing you a table at one of New York's trendiest restaurants might not be one.
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