AI assistant test reveals payment gap: $500 budget but mostly free activities picked
alliekmiller · x · 2026-10-21
Allie K Miller's ongoing Dots AI assistant experiment: the agent repeatedly assumed she was gluten-free, forgot promised reminders, and despite a $500 budget mostly picked free activities because it can't purchase natively — she says Muse and Instinct handle payments better via Chrome plugin permission. It also lacks 'above and beyond' behaviors like Plan Bs or fun context, and she argues AI assistants should be weirder and more creative.
Related event: Allie K Miller's experiment: AI agent plans an entire friend date(8 posts)→
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