Find and book a restaurant table that fits gluten-free and veggie diets with ChatGPT agent
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- by Alex Hughes (Tom's Guide)
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Tom's Guide's Alex Hughes asked ChatGPT agent to find and book a table in Bristol for next Wednesday between 7 and 8 pm with vegetarian options at about £30-40 a head. It asked about diets and party size (3 people, one gluten-free) and about two minutes later returned three options, all with tables free at that time and with vegetarian and gluten-free choices, each with an explanation; once he picked one, he only had to add contact details and confirm the booking.
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Find and book me a table in Bristol, UK for next Wednesday anytime between 7 pm-8 pm GMT time. It should have vegetarian options and be fairly affordable (overall £30-40 per person including drinks)
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Find restaurants that fit my group's diets and budget, with a table free at my time, and book the one I choose. Fill in before running: - City and area: [CITY] - Date and time window: [DAY, TIME RANGE] - Party size and diets: [NUMBER, e.g. 1 gluten-free, vegetarians] - Budget per person including drinks: [AMOUNT] Rules: - Only suggest places with a table free in my window, checked on the booking page. - Explain how each place meets every diet, citing the menu or an accreditation. - Give 3 options with price level and atmosphere. - Stop for me to enter contact details and confirm the booking myself. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Check the cancellation policy and any deposit before I confirm. Output: Three options with reasons, then a booking ready for me to confirm. You'll know it worked when: the table is booked at my time, at a place everyone can eat at, within budget. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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