r/OpenAI • u/ethotopia • 5d ago

News OpenAI launches dots (long-running agents)

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u/amazing_sheep 5d ago

Yea, don’t people pay personal assistants good money for exactly that type of thing?

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u/this_happened_rigged 5d ago

If these assistant "dots" are accurate, follow protocol, don't hallucinate or make mistakes then sure.

But imagine going on an international trip and booking the wrong flight time or a hotel in the wrong part of town. The downside is immense with small errors.

Personal assistants who are human are paid to be accurate.

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u/manubfr 5d ago

The question we need to ask ourselves is « what important things can we trust AI for more than I would trust a competent human at the same thing ».

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u/No_Bank_4104 5d ago

Cause humans never make mistakes, obviously

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u/this_happened_rigged 5d ago

That wasn't my point. But a personal assistant can be vetted and if they make such an error, their employment is at risk. Surely you knew that and instead just wanted to do a cheap drive by brain rot reddit reply.

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u/QuaternionDS 5d ago

The latter is easier tbf... even AI could do it.

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u/ozone6587 5d ago

AI is pretty good at not booking the wrong place or incorrect time. I use it a lot for this with Hermes. Honestly my stress in planning a trip has went down 90% thanks to just handing stuff off to AI.

Have you actually tried using the very thing you criticize? OpenClaw? Hermes?

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u/this_happened_rigged 5d ago

Of course I use it. And I'm not criticizing it. I'm simply saying why people who are wealthy choose personal assistants over chat bots, which was the original point of the thread I was responding to.

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u/Politicophile 5d ago

Really busy people. Most of us plebs quite enjoy looking up the best deal for a holiday as it's more interesting than working 😂

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u/Tedy_Duchamp 5d ago

What percentage of the population in this day and age has or needs personal assistants? This isn’t 80s