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#268 - An AI Agent Horror Story: What Happens When AI Runs a Business?
Manage episode 502927040 series 3399111
What happens when you give an AI agent full control over a small business?
I mean, what could go wrong?
Things started off rough and then got down right creepy near the end of this experiment.
You can read the original article here: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1
Shameless Plugs
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Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)
Chapters
1. Intro to AI's Impact on Development (00:00:00)
2. Claude's Vending Machine Business Experiment (00:01:32)
3. Pricing Mistakes and Poor Business Decisions (00:04:05)
4. Claude's Identity Crisis and Hallucinations (00:06:40)
5. Realistic Assessment of AI's Limitations (00:09:25)
6. Episode Closing and Final Thoughts (00:11:56)
275 episodes
Manage episode 502927040 series 3399111
What happens when you give an AI agent full control over a small business?
I mean, what could go wrong?
Things started off rough and then got down right creepy near the end of this experiment.
You can read the original article here: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1
Shameless Plugs
🧑💻 Join Parsity - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months.
✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here
Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)
Chapters
1. Intro to AI's Impact on Development (00:00:00)
2. Claude's Vending Machine Business Experiment (00:01:32)
3. Pricing Mistakes and Poor Business Decisions (00:04:05)
4. Claude's Identity Crisis and Hallucinations (00:06:40)
5. Realistic Assessment of AI's Limitations (00:09:25)
6. Episode Closing and Final Thoughts (00:11:56)
275 episodes
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