Use Operator to book a dinner table
Have Operator search for a restaurant and enter the reservation details while you watch and can take over at any point.
- What they did
- Marily tried OpenAI’s Operator for the first time to set up a dinner booking and recorded the run. The agent used its own browser to look up the restaurant and fill in the reservation fields, while she watched the session live and could switch control back and forth.
- How it went
- The reservation was completed, and she described the experience as impressive. She also thought it moved more slowly than expected, though that did not bother her much.
- Tips
- This works best when you want the agent to handle the searching and form entry for you. If you use it for booking, make it stop and confirm the restaurant, time, party size, and contact details before anything is submitted.
Try it yourself with Operator
Book a dinner table for [number] people on [date] at [time] for [cuisine] food in [neighborhood/city], staying within [budget]. First, find three suitable options and show them to me. After I choose one, fill in the reservation details, but stop and wait for my approval before you submit anything, including any booking form, payment, or confirmation.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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