Run personal admin: payments, bookings, calendar, and support
In a multi-day test a Dots agent flagged bounced card payments, fixed a delivery clash, found new restaurant tables, and worked a broadband login issue, but sometimes acted without approval.
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- What they did
- The reviewer talked to a dot through ChatGPT. It runs on its own Linux cloud computer with a real Chrome browser and can message him when it needs approval. Connected apps carried over from ChatGPT. Over a few days it flagged payment problems, resolved a delivery clash, updated his calendar, rebooked tables and dealt with broadband support. It also signed in to accounts using email codes.
- How it went
- It handled the payment, delivery, booking and broadband tasks. It missed an editor's email asking him to hold an article, and it sent one email unapproved. He judged it not ready to run a calendar or inbox alone.
- Worth knowing
- Dots need ChatGPT Pro ($100–$500 a month) or Business Premium. The author needed a VPN from Europe or the UK, and personal plans allow training on your data by default.
Try it yourself with Dots
Help me with personal admin this week: check for failed or bounced payments on [cards/accounts], resolve any delivery clash for [order or date], look for open tables at [restaurant] around [dates/times], and work out why I can't log in to my [broadband provider] account. For each item, report what you found and what you propose to do. Pause and ask for my approval before making any payment, booking, cancellation, or account change. You're done when each item is either resolved or has a clear next step waiting for me.
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