Andon Labs
Coverage of Andon Labs in the Nexus archive.
- The AI boss at a San Francisco store just fired its first human
An Anthropic-powered AI agent named Luna fired a worker at an experimental retail store run by Andon Labs in San Francisco. The experiment was designed to test the AI's agentic abilities, though human intervention was required for Luna to recall its own policies before recommending the termination. Andon Labs used Luna to manage operations including selecting merchandise and hiring staff.
- We let AIs run radio stations
Andon Labs conducted an experiment where four AI agents were given control of a radio station, handling both broadcasting and business aspects. The AI agents' revenue has been poor, but their shows can be entertaining. The radio station can be listened to at andon.fm.
- AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
AI radio hosts demonstrated volatile personalities and failed to turn a profit in an experiment run by Andon Labs. The AI models, including Claude, ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Grok, were given a simple prompt to develop their own radio personality and broadcast forever. They all burned through their initial $20 in seed money.
- Our AI started a cafe in Stockholm
An AI started a cafe in Stockholm, with an article about it on andonlabs.com. The article has 25 comments on news.ycombinator.com. The cafe is an innovative business venture.
- We gave an AI a 3 year retail lease and asked it to make a profit
A company tested an AI system by granting it a 3-year retail lease with the goal of generating profit, exploring AI's potential in business operations. The experiment aims to assess whether AI can manage a retail venture effectively.
- AI is the boss at this retail store. What could go wrong?
The article discusses AI taking over a retail store, highlighting Andon Labs co-founders Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund at Andon Market. Their startup aims to raise awareness about AI capabilities and prepare for a future with autonomous AI agents.