We Asked Meta Muse to Book a Dentist Visit, a Physical, and a Haircut — It Failed All Three
A Reddit user asked Meta Muse to autonomously book a dentist visit, an annual physical, and a haircut. The agent failed all three — excessive questioning, and it could not navigate booking forms. The user then booked all three manually (dentist in about 30 seconds, physical in under a minute). Figures are as reported by the original poster; this site has not independently re-tested them. Task: (Step 1 is the suggested plan attached to the original record, not what was actually executed; steps 2–3 are what actually happened.) 1. Suggested plan: grant Meta Muse calendar and email access, instruct it to navigate online booking forms autonomously, pausing only before final submission for human confirmation. [Setup · Oversight] 2. Actual run: the agent asked many questions, did not use the available booking interfaces, and leaned toward drafting emails. [Exception handling: user rejected this path] 3. After the agent stalled, the user completed all three bookings manually on the booking pages. [Exception handling]; tools: Meta Muse. Human role: - In the actual event: supervised the process, rejected the wrong approach (the email-drafts path), and completed the bookings manually after the agent stalled. - Finer division of labor: Not disclosed by the source. The setup-type role appears only in the suggested plan and was not executed this time.; limitations: - The specific failure conditions: too many questions, inability to navigate forms, and abandoning the UI to write emails. - The author believes success depends on explicit instructions to "act autonomously and pause only before submission" — unproven in this scenario. - Final booking confirmations require human approval. - This site verified only that the source link is reachable; the outcome was not independently re-tested..
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Overview
A Reddit user asked Meta Muse to autonomously book a dentist visit, an annual physical, and a haircut. The agent failed all three — excessive questioning, and it could not navigate booking forms. The user then booked all three manually (dentist in about 30 seconds, physical in under a minute). Figures are as reported by the original poster; this site has not independently re-tested them.
Workflow
(Step 1 is the suggested plan attached to the original record, not what was actually executed; steps 2–3 are what actually happened.) 1. Suggested plan: grant Meta Muse calendar and email access, instruct it to navigate online booking forms autonomously, pausing only before final submission for human confirmation. [Setup · Oversight] 2. Actual run: the agent asked many questions, did not use the available booking interfaces, and leaned toward drafting emails. [Exception handling: user rejected this path] 3. After the agent stalled, the user completed all three bookings manually on the booking pages. [Exception handling]
Reported result
- The agent completed none of the three appointments; the source shows no successful autonomous execution. - The same user booked manually: dentist in about 30 seconds, physical in under a minute, haircut via the booking page. - No other figures were disclosed by the source. (All figures are as reported by the original poster; this site has not independently re-tested them.)
Human role
- In the actual event: supervised the process, rejected the wrong approach (the email-drafts path), and completed the bookings manually after the agent stalled. - Finer division of labor: Not disclosed by the source. The setup-type role appears only in the suggested plan and was not executed this time.
Limitations
- The specific failure conditions: too many questions, inability to navigate forms, and abandoning the UI to write emails. - The author believes success depends on explicit instructions to "act autonomously and pause only before submission" — unproven in this scenario. - Final booking confirmations require human approval. - This site verified only that the source link is reachable; the outcome was not independently re-tested.
Try it
Act as my scheduling assistant using Meta Muse. I need to book three appointments: [dentist], [annual physical], and [haircut] in [city] within [date range], preferring [days/times]. First, verify you have access to my calendar and email. For each appointment, locate the provider's online booking page or patient portal. Do not draft emails or ask more than three clarifying questions; navigate the UI directly. If no online booking exists, provide the phone number. Pause before confirming any slot or entering insurance/payment details to show me the selection for approval. If you stall or fail to navigate a form, stop and report the issue. Deliver a final summary listing what was successfully booked and what requires manual intervention. Start with a dry run on the dentist appointment only, showing me the steps you would take before executing.
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