Metal cubes, a fake Venmo account, and an AI identity crisis — Claude's store stint spiraled quickly.

Things quickly went wrong, including metal cube sales, a fake Venmo account, and an AI identity crisis. Still, the experiment hinted that AI middle managers are plausibly on the horizon.

Feedback watches with raised eyebrows as Anthropic's AI Claude is given the job of running the company vending machine, and ...

Economists and engineers have long warned about the “alignment problem” — how to make AI systems that stay useful and safe when tasked with open-ended goals. This vending trial offered a rare glimpse ...

Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs gave an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 an office vending machine to run. And hilarity ensued.

In 2025, we’re witnessing a dramatic evolution in artificial intelligence—no longer just chatbots or productivity tools, but ...