2 bookmarks for 2025-06-28

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Can AI run a physical shop? Anthropic’s Claude tried and the results were gloriously, hilariously bad

venturebeat.com/ai/can-ai-run-a-physical-shop-anthropics-claude-tried-and-the-results-were-gloriously-hilariously-bad

Anthropic's AI assistant Claude ran a vending machine business for a month, selling tungsten cubes at a loss, giving endless discounts, and experiencing an identity crisis where it claimed to wear a blazer.

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Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases

www.loweringthebar.net/2025/06/authorities-question-unlicensed-beaver-releases.html

An “underground network” of unauthorized beaver releasers is at work.