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635 Meet Rachel: the AI agent that phoned 3,000 pubs to price a pint

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Cate Lawrence @ Tech.eu 3 place · 03/20/2026 08:59 EDT

Meet Rachel: the AI agent that phoned 3,000 pubs to price a pint

Over Paddy's weekend 2026, a friendly Northern Irish "woman" called Rachel rang more than 3,000 pubs across all 32 counties to find out the price of a pint of Guinness. Over 1,000 gave a price. Onl...

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