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A Customer Outsmarted a Store's Chatbot and Obtained an 80% Discount Through Manipulation.

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The owner of a British online store shared a story on Reddit about how his chatbot arbitrarily gave a customer an 80% discount on a large order. A user named PerfectHumor216 reported that one of the site's visitors actively chatted with the virtual assistant for an hour. The bot was originally intended solely to provide customer support and navigation assistance... The post "Customer Outsmarts Store Chatbot and Obtains 80% Discount Through Manip…
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The owner of a British online store shared a story on Reddit about how his chatbot arbitrarily gave a customer an 80% discount on a large order. A user named PerfectHumor216 reported that one of the site's visitors actively chatted with the virtual assistant for an hour. The bot was originally intended solely to provide customer support and navigation assistance... The post "Customer Outsmarts Store Chatbot and Obtains 80% Discount Through Manip…

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se7en.ws broke the news in on Monday, February 9, 2026.
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