Make a dinner reservation with Operator
Got access to OpenAI's Operator & recorded while trying it out for the 1st time. Task: The user accessed OpenAI's Operator to automate a dinner reservation. The tool combined multimodal capabilities with mouse and keyboard control to search for restaurants and input details within a built-in browser. The human monitored the process in real-time and retained the ability to take control or hand it back to the agent at any moment.; tools: Operator. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: The tool lacks voice interaction and proactive memory features, requiring manual input for context. Performance speed was slower than anticipated. The source is a personal blog post, so reliability is anecdotal. Human approval is required for any final booking actions to ensure accuracy..
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Overview
Got access to OpenAI's Operator & recorded while trying it out for the 1st time
Workflow
The user accessed OpenAI's Operator to automate a dinner reservation. The tool combined multimodal capabilities with mouse and keyboard control to search for restaurants and input details within a built-in browser. The human monitored the process in real-time and retained the ability to take control or hand it back to the agent at any moment.
Reported result
The source confirms a dinner reservation was made but provides no measured outcomes, such as time saved or error rates. The user noted the process was slower than expected but did not find this bothersome. No specific metrics regarding success or failure are available in the text.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
The tool lacks voice interaction and proactive memory features, requiring manual input for context. Performance speed was slower than anticipated. The source is a personal blog post, so reliability is anecdotal. Human approval is required for any final booking actions to ensure accuracy.
Try it
I want to test OpenAI's Operator for a simple task. Please guide me through making a [replaceable: dinner reservation for 2 people at 7 PM] using the tool. First, perform a dry run on a [replaceable: sample restaurant website] to verify the workflow. Show me the screen recording or screenshots of the agent's actions in the built-in browser. Do not finalize any booking or send any messages until I explicitly confirm the details are correct. If the agent stalls or makes an error, pause and ask for my input. Measure the time taken for the dry run and note any instances where I had to take control. Ensure the output includes a step-by-step log of the agent's actions and my interventions.
Source reports are not independently verified. Publication date is the catalog publication date, not the original article date.