Track down a hard-to-find toy and reach checkout with ChatGPT agent
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Testing ChatGPT agent for a week, a Tom's Guide writer asked it to find the hard-to-get Big Into Energy Labubu nearby and chose 'purchase' when it asked. In six minutes the agent found it, added it to the cart and went to checkout, then asked for shipping and card details; she took control of the agent's browser to finish the sale.
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Help me find the Big Into Energy Labubu near me.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Find a hard-to-get item in stock from a legitimate seller and take it to checkout for me to pay. Fill in before running: - Exact item, edition and size: [ITEM] - Max price including shipping: [AMOUNT] - Ship to or pick up near: [ZIP / CITY] - Acceptable sellers: [official store, big retailers, marketplace sellers with 4.5+ stars] - Deadline: [DATE] Rules: - Check official and major retailer stock first, then reputable marketplaces. - Avoid scalper listings above my max price and anything that looks like a fake (price too low, new seller, stock photos only). - Confirm the exact edition matches before adding to cart. - At checkout, stop and hand over to me for shipping and payment details. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - If it's out of stock everywhere, tell me which retailers offer restock alerts and set nothing up without asking. Output: Where you found it, the price breakdown, the seller's rating, and the cart ready for me to complete. You'll know it worked when: the right item is in a legitimate cart under my max price, and I only have to pay. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Find a hard-to-get item in stock from a legitimate seller and take it to checkout for me to pay. Fill in before running: - Exact item, edition and size: [ITEM] - Max price including shipping: [AMOUNT] - Ship to or pick up near: [ZIP / CITY] - Acceptable sellers: [official store, big retailers, marketplace sellers with 4.5+ stars] - Deadline: [DATE] Rules: - Check official and major retailer stock first, then reputable marketplaces. - Avoid scalper listings above my max price and anything that looks like a fake (price too low, new seller, stock photos only). - Confirm the exact edition matches before adding to cart. - At checkout, stop and hand over to me for shipping and payment details. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - If it's out of stock everywhere, tell me which retailers offer restock alerts and set nothing up without asking. Output: Where you found it, the price breakdown, the seller's rating, and the cart ready for me to complete. You'll know it worked when: the right item is in a legitimate cart under my max price, and I only have to pay. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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Source
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/tested-chatgpt-agent-week-good-115833661.html
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