Book a business-lunch restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agent
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Outcome
From a terse prompt, ChatGPT agent found a restaurant, filled in the form (including a shellfish allergy), and got a confirmed reservation in 11 minutes versus about 2 manually.
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Find a restaurant suitable for a business lunch near 3100 Travis St, Houston, TX 77006 for next friday at noon.
Source
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/impressions-chatgpt-agent/
By Evan Sunwall (Nielsen Norman Group) · Published Aug 8, 2025 · Added Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Oct 15, 2026
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