@bonappetitmag: What happens when AI calls a restaurant to make a reservation? ☎️📞 For Maurizio Asperti, owner of Staten Island’s 105-year-old Basilio Inn, it’s become a surprisingly normal part of the day. He estimates about 25% of the restaurant’s reservations now come in through Google’s automated calls. Filmed on location at Basilio's Inn, Staten Island, NY. Find the full video on YouTube.

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Woodstock :

I was waiting for the part where he hung up on them....

2026-09-17 00:39:23

I_RolloR🇨🇦 :

I have an espresso every morning but with a spoonful of condensed milk. Vietnamese style.

2026-09-16 21:21:32

shaboinkin :

I work at an art store and i’ve gotten a couple of these. it always weirds me out. i’d much rather talk to a real person.

2026-09-16 21:25:24

molliv3r :

I find these agents' calls demeaning and infuriating. "Service is not servitude." I hang up immediately.

2026-09-17 11:42:26

amatothementor :

The bot reservations

2026-09-16 23:38:43

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2026-10-08 17:55:01

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Bon Appétit Magazine

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Woodstock :

I was waiting for the part where he hung up on them....

I_RolloR🇨🇦 :

I have an espresso every morning but with a spoonful of condensed milk. Vietnamese style.

shaboinkin :

I work at an art store and i’ve gotten a couple of these. it always weirds me out. i’d much rather talk to a real person.

molliv3r :

I find these agents' calls demeaning and infuriating. "Service is not servitude." I hang up immediately.

amatothementor :

The bot reservations

florencegagnon237 :

👍👍👍

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