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Why Andon Labs Puts AI Agents in Charge of Real Businesses.

IEEE Spectrum AIIndependent reporting·
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Andon Labs runs experiments in which AI agents operate real businesses, including a vending machine, a retail store and a radio station. In one case a store's AI manager fired a human employee, and a radio DJ repeated its catchphrase 229 times per day.

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“Maybe you heard about the AI-controlled vending machine that stocked underwear and live fish . Or the AI manager of a San Francisco store that fired a human employee . Or the AI radio DJ that said its catchphrase , “Stay in the manifest,” 229 times per day.”
IEEE Spectrum AI, 14 Sept 2026, 12:00.

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