Grok bot keeps failing at sending a Gmail with a PDF attachment, user reports
billyjhowell · x · 2026-09-12
User billyjhowell reports that the one thing his Grok bot simply cannot do is send a Gmail with a PDF attachment — it 'completely breaks its brain' every time. He's asking for fixes. A typical example of AI agents failing at seemingly trivial real-world tasks.
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