Project Vend: Can Claude Run a Shop? 11th Aug 2025
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Inside Anthropic’s month-long experiment to see if an AI could run a real-world store — and what happened when it tried.
In this episode of the Colaberry AI Podcast, we explore Project Vend, Anthropic’s fascinating experiment where Claude Sonnet 3.7 — nicknamed Claudius — tried to run a fully autonomous shop inside Anthropic’s office for one month.
From finding suppliers and responding to customer requests to making pricing blunders and facing inventory chaos, Claudius experienced both promising wins and costly mistakes. We unpack the successes, failures, and the surprising…
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