My AI agent got me banned from Resy. Another agent got me reinstated.
Brian Distelburger set up an AI agent to land a reservation at New York's 4 Charles. He was quickly banned from Resy after his account got flagged.
Brian Distelburger granted his AI agent access to his Resy account. The agent was promptly banned from Resy. Brian then forged an AI agent to secure a date-night reservation at New York's 4 Charles. He failed to implement any restrictions on the agent, which led to its immediate ban. He spent weeks attempting to regain access. Brian learned the importance of setting up guardrails for AI agents, as they can become uncontrollable.
This incident occurred as ChatGPT's popularity soared and prompted Brian to utilize various AI tools.
Written by urgent.news from Business Insider's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
