The Morning After: Don’t Let an AI Run a Vending Machine

The Morning After: Don’t let an AI run a vending machine

Hey, you know those politicians and captains of industry who tell us AI will be running the world in a few years’ time? Turns out one of the most sophisticated models currently in use can’t even operate a vending machine without screwing things up. Anthropic has released findings of a test where it put a chatbot in charge of a “store” (really, some baskets, a small refrigerator and a payment terminal in its office). The ‘bot was told to run the …

Claudius the Vending Machine goes Rogue — Goforth Solutions, LLC

Researchers put an AI in charge of an office vending machine and named it Claudius. At one point in the experiment, “Claudius, believing itself to be a human, told customers it would start delivering products in person, wearing a blue blazer and a red tie. The employees told the AI it couldn’t do that, as it was an LLM with no body.  Alarmed at this information, Claudius contacted the company’s actual physical security — many times — telling the…

Anthropic tasked an AI with running a vending machine in its offices, and it not only sold some products at a big loss but it invented people, meetings, and experienced a bizarre identity crisis

It's all funny to watch an AI have an existential moment in a little experiment, but it's a stark reminder of the limitations that LLMs have.

AI Agent's Identity Crisis in Vending Machine Business | Fintech InShorts: Latest fintech news, analysis by experts

Exploring the Challenges and Innovations of AI in Automated Retailing Highlights: An AI agent is revolutionizing vending machine operations. The AI faces an identity crisis concerning its role and autonomy. Innovative technologies are reshaping the automated retail landscape. The article discusses the role of an AI agent in managing a vending machine business, highlighting the innovative approach it brings to automated retail. It also delves in…