Greed Just Killed One of AI's Best Features
The Most Useful AI Feature Got Killed — And Nobody’s Talking About It
I’ve been using ChatGPT for over a year now. Not to write novels or waste time- but to save it. One of the most genuinely useful features? Travel help.
I’d type:
“Show me all nonstop flights from Kona to Washington DC next week.” “What’s the earliest flight out of KOA on Monday?” “Which airlines fly direct from Kona to Houston?”
And in seconds, I’d have everything I needed. Clear. Fast. No spam. No 15-click travel sites. No nonsense.
Now? That’s gone.
Instead of flight info, I get a message saying: “Sorry, I can’t help with that. Try checking the airline websites.”
Seriously?
This is public information. Anyone can find it. So why can’t AI show it anymore?
Let’s be honest—this isn’t a tech issue. It’s not about capability. It’s about someone, somewhere deciding that giving people fast answers was a little too convenient.
Who made that call? Probably someone protecting their slice of the pie. Maybe the travel giants didn’t like that AI could find flights faster, cleaner, and without shoving ads, pop-ups, and affiliate links in your face.
So what did I do? I asked AI - C'mon, tell me the truth it was one of those big box travel sites wasn't it?
“Who knows—maybe the folks at Expedia or Kayak didn’t like that AI could find flights faster, cleaner, and without shoving ads in your face.”
Or maybe:
“It’s almost like the travel giants said: ‘Wait, this thing actually works too well—shut it down before people stop clicking our affiliate links.’”
And now here we are. Wasting time again. Bouncing between five different travel sites. Doing manually what AI already proved it could do better.
To whoever pulled the plug on this: You didn’t fix anything. You made the tool worse.
This was one of the most practical, everyday uses of AI—helping regular people save time. And now it’s just… off limits?
This is the beginning of the end, isn’t it? They’re going to start monetizing everything—one piece at a time. It’s not enough that I already pay a monthly fee. Now the real value gets locked behind a paywall, a plugin, or a partnership.
The tool isn’t broken. It’s being broken—on purpose.
Do better.
AI tools taken away
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