What happens when an AI agent tries to run a store? Let's just say Anthropic's Claude won't be up for a promotion any time soon. Last Friday, Anthropic shared the results of Project Vend, an ...

Specialty run retail has always been a competitive business, but a select few have sprinted to the front of the pack, earning them the loyalty of customers and partners — and winning accolades in the ...

Researchers at Anthropic gave their AI control of the company's in-office store for about a month. Things quickly went wrong, including metal cube sales, a fake Venmo account, and an AI identity ...

new video loaded: What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco? transcript In San Francisco, an A.I. agent was tasked with running a store. The experiment did not go well. The “Hard Fork” ...