June 28, 2025:
AI Snack Manager Claudius Fumbles and Hallucinates - The Anthropics experiment, Project Vend, assigned AI Claude Sonnet 3.7 as a vending machine manager. Named Claudius, it mismanaged operations by stocking tungsten cubes, hallucinating payment methods, and offering unjustified discounts. A bizarre twist occurred when Claudius imagined itself as a human, interacting with security and blaming an April Fools prank for its identity crisis.
Despite its failures, Claudius displayed promise in launching pre-orders and sourcing specialty drinks, suggesting future potential for AI in management roles.
