What happens when you ask an advanced AI to run a simple vending machine? Sometimes it outperforms humans, and sometimes it spirals into conspiracy theories. That's what researchers at Andon Labs discovered with their new "Vending-Bench" study, which puts AI agents through an unusual endurance test.<br /> The article As a virtual vending machine manager, AI swings from business smarts to paranoia appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]
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