The dream of a personal AI assistant that runs your digital life has, for some, turned into a nightmare. Many early users say their personal AI agents, which can autonomously take actions on the internet, such as booking trips or buying items, have been a huge help in their day-to-day lives. Others say their agents have gone wrong in unnerving ways. They have made incorrect cancellations, fabricated personal details, provided false explanations, and raised major security concerns, according to four AI agent users who spoke to Business Insider and a stream of social media posts. Mehdi Jamei, the cofounder and CEO of Veris AI, said he asked Instinct, a popular invite-only agent, to cancel two RSVPs on the event platform Luma. The agent retrieved a one-time Luma login code from his connected Gmail inbox — without first asking him — and used it to access the account and cancel the RSVPs. Read more about AI assistant horror stories at the link in our bio. Story by Thibault Spirlet (...