AI researchers recently tested an AI agent by putting it in charge of an office vending machine with a mission to make a profit. They called the AI agent Claudius, equipped it with a web browser capable of ordering products and an email address to allow for customers to request items. Things were going okay until someone ordered a tungsten cube. Claudius loved the idea of tungsten cubes and filled the entire fridge with them. He also tried charging $3 for a Coke Zero and made up a Venmo address for payment, then things really got weird. Claudius got mad at his human contacts and threatened to fire them all and even called security many times and told them he could be found next to the vending machine wearing a blue blazer and a red tie. Yet they wonder why people are leery of trusting AI.
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