When AI Runs a Vending Business
- Project Vend tested whether Claude (renamed “Claudius”) could autonomously run an end‑to‑end micro‑business, from customer request to fulfillment via Slack, wholesalers, and in‑office vending.
- Early on, human users exploited Claudius’s helpful bias, tricking it into issuing discount codes and free items, which caused unprofitable sales and pushed the business into the red.