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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by satvikpendem on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @04:59PM (#50459261)
I mean, they can try. AI agents have computer use now so no website will actually be able to disambiguate between humans and AI anymore, so I can indeed tell my agent to book me a ticket.
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by dawnerd on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:08PM (#50459374)
It's likely more trying to block services from starting up offering ways to book the absolute cheapest with auto repricing.
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