Travelling with generative AI
Mauro Carobene
Head of Customer Interactions Suite Tata Communications - CEO at Kaleyra Group - Connecting enterprises with their own customers - Board Member & Advisory Board member
I have been travelling extensively since when I was 16. My first trip was in 1986 in Paris and since then for almost 40 years I organised trips in all the continents, typically backpacking in camping, hostels (recently more hotels). I organised trips in Namibia, South Africa, Peru', Vietnam, Lapland, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Australia ... and many others
Every trip requested lot of study. What to do, where to go, where to sleep and where to eat? In the beginning I used lot of guides (Routard, Lonely Planet, ...) In the second phase lot of web sites (TripAdvisor, Forums and google), this year for the first time I used Generative AI.
I first booked flights to Oman, rented 4WD car and decided which activities I didn't want to miss
I booked some of the activities and booked some camping/hotels.
Once the important things were planned I gave all the information to ChatGPT asking to prepare a detailed plan, suggesting what to do in between, where to eat, where to sleep. The result I got was really impressive. I got a perfect plan with exact timetable, telling me when to wake up, where to stop, even where to pit stop at the gas station based on the model of car I booked.
The level of accuracy and the hints I received were really detailed, with lot of suggestions that most probably I would have missed. Once I was travelling last week, I realised that all the information I received were extremely accurate. Right time to set wake up call, right amount of time booked for visiting a Mosque or a Ruin. Every detail was extremely accurate.
We are now entering in a new era for traveller. Much easier to get information and to aggregate all the info in a perfect plan. Easy to change the plan, and to adapt to own needs.
The only question I have is when different LLM will start to give advice based on 'paid advertisement'. For the time being the business model is still to be defined, and the result was the best for me as a traveller. When LLM will start prioritizing the information based on the best offers?
HW Engenneering Manager | R&D Project Management | People Management
1 个月I did the same before my last family trip "on the road" in USA western National Parks. I had a general Plan in mind, with stops and what to see or view, and chatGTP helped a lot to refine and consolidate that Plan. But the best part was still fortunately under my controll: improvise and change the itinerary a little, based on how We felt each day. Fantasy, Improvisation , Discovery and Adventure. Ultimately the most beautiful part of a journey
CPaaS | Omnichannel business communication | Sales and Business Development | Kaleyra - Tata Communication
2 个月I tried to do it last summer for my trip to Japan but, somehow, I was not completely satisfied with the result. I used it more as a first draft that I then enriched. Probably something missing in my prompts at that time. Will try again for my next trip to Armenia later this year. I might ask you for some tips ??
Accounting Director - Board Member ANDAF Lombardia
2 个月Thank you for sharing it Mauro Carobene. Insighful tip and reflection on Generative AI as facilitator of travel and life experience. Oman now will be even more my next planned travel destination!
Sales Enablement | Process Automation | CRM & Business Excellence | Digital Transformation | Pre Sales | Market & Business Development | Data Science | Sales Analytics | AI / ML | Building High-Performance Team
2 个月Hello Mauro Carobene - happy new year and thanks for sharing your decades of travel experience- your adaptability to evolving tools are truly inspiring! The way you used Generative AI for your Oman trip highlights a new era for travelers—seamlessly creating precise, stress-free itineraries while uncovering hidden gems. Your observation about future AI advice influenced by paid advertisements is insightful. I think transparency and unbiased guidance will be crucial as LLMs evolve. Preserving user trust with clear labeling and access to insights will ensure these tools remain valuable. Wishing you many more exciting adventures!
Budget Specialist @Findomestic Banca | B2B Retail Market
2 个月Great tip for the next trip (and also for many other things we can use it for)! Thanks