United won’t let your AI agent book your flight

AI agents can’t attest that you don’t have explosives in your bags.

AI agents can’t attest that you don’t have explosives in your bags.

by Lauren FeinerNov 11, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC

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Photo by Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty ImagesLauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.