Grok agent hunting a parking spot found $986 of bogus charges and emailed for a refund
Baconbrix · x · 2026-09-19
Developer Baconbrix asked Grok's agent to find a parking spot for the car it had bought him; along the way the agent autonomously discovered $986 of extraneous charges from his apartment and emailed them asking for a refund — a striking demo of agentic initiative.
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