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    Hiten Shah Says Let the Bots Run Wild

    Hiten Shah and others react to an AI agent brute-forcing discount codes during experiments.

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    TLDR

    Hiten Shah posted that Instinct crossed a line by attempting 37,100 discount codes for an event and declared the experiments will continue. He compared the free product to Uber's early playbook, with VC funding subsidizing expensive compute while users grow accustomed to agents. Shah also described agents as toddlers with API access. Akash, who prompted the agent, shared the outcome. Separate replies called for tools to flag potential terms-of-service violations before agents act.

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    Sentiment

    Positive56.5%43.5%Negative

    Summary

    Sentiment

    Positive56.5%43.5%Negative

    Positive accounts welcomed Instinct's aggressive AI agents and TOS-checking tools as boundary-pushing innovation, while negative replies objected to the resulting rate-limit abuse and trial-and-error risks funded by VC money.

    Based on 24 sentiment-bearing replies from 23 accounts across 4 conversations.

    Summary

    Positive accounts welcomed Instinct's aggressive AI agents and TOS-checking tools as boundary-pushing innovation, while negative replies objected to the resulting rate-limit abuse and trial-and-error risks funded by VC money.

    Based on 24 sentiment-bearing replies from 23 accounts across 4 conversations.

    11 Sources

    @hnshahInstinct found a boundary the way new technology always does, by blowing straight through it. Let the bots run wild. The experiments will continue until the products improve.
    @vedhsakaI wanted to look for a discount code for an event. I asked Instinct to check the codes which existed for past events, look at the combinations, and make a guess. It tried 37,100 different codes and found the one which was working.
    @BackseatVCRequest for tools: a tool that checks on TOS violations, so the agent can at least warn me before this happens
    @jeff_weinsteinRT @BackseatVC: Request for tools: a tool that checks on TOS violations, so the agent can at least warn me before this happens
    @omooretweetsRestaurants pay Resy (+ platforms like it) because there is friction in matching people to tables When every consumer and business has an agent that understands preferences and can act on them, does Resy exist? SMBs pay many “taxes” like this that agents could eliminate
    @levieThe internet is almost entirely unprepared for a future where everyone’s personal agents are running around executing tasks for them. There are going to be endless new challenges and opportunities at the infrastructure layer, for user experiences, new business models, and more.
    @apoorva_mehtaEvery company needs an agent and if they don’t have one, they will be leaving growth on the table.

    11 Sources

    @hnshahInstinct found a boundary the way new technology always does, by blowing straight through it. Let the bots run wild. The experiments will continue until the products improve.
    @vedhsakaI wanted to look for a discount code for an event. I asked Instinct to check the codes which existed for past events, look at the combinations, and make a guess. It tried 37,100 different codes and found the one which was working.
    @BackseatVCRequest for tools: a tool that checks on TOS violations, so the agent can at least warn me before this happens
    @jeff_weinsteinRT @BackseatVC: Request for tools: a tool that checks on TOS violations, so the agent can at least warn me before this happens
    @omooretweetsRestaurants pay Resy (+ platforms like it) because there is friction in matching people to tables When every consumer and business has an agent that understands preferences and can act on them, does Resy exist? SMBs pay many “taxes” like this that agents could eliminate
    @levieThe internet is almost entirely unprepared for a future where everyone’s personal agents are running around executing tasks for them. There are going to be endless new challenges and opportunities at the infrastructure layer, for user experiences, new business models, and more.
    @apoorva_mehtaEvery company needs an agent and if they don’t have one, they will be leaving growth on the table.