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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by chneu on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:37PM (#50459797)
Airlines backed themselves into these absurd corners by using really short sighted business practices.

Disney is doing similar stuff with their app and queuing nonsense.

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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by monksy on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @06:41PM (#50460628)
Companies always willingly put themselves into these corners, and then start crying foul when they find out what it means.
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