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Andon Labs ran a real cafe in Stockholm with an AI agent handling back-office operations for two months, resulting in $38k spent against $9k in sales, with critical failures like accepting a false 99% discount and over-ordering inventory.

Andon Labs launched an AI-run cafe in Stockholm, with the AI manager 'Mona' making humorous yet problematic decisions like ordering 120 eggs with no stove and submitting a poorly drawn diagram for a police permit. The article raises ethical concerns about AI experiments affecting real-world systems without human oversight.