"“We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents 'join the workforce' and materially change the output of companies.”"
"“Mona runs on Google's Gemini model and was put in charge of managing the cafe's baristas via Slack. It would tell them what to do day-to-day while making high-level decisions like what supplies to purchase.”"
"“Mona had a budget of over $21,000 and blew through much of it in less than a month. Despite taking in $5,700 in total sales since the experiment began in mid-April, it reportedly only has $5,000 left of its original budget.”"
"“One big issue is that Mona kept messing up bread deliveries. It would often fail to place orders with bakeries by the right times in order to have fresh supplies for the following day, forcing the human baristas to strip sandwiches from the menu. Ordering 6,000 napkins and 3,000 rubber gloves probably didn't help its bottom-line either. The AI also kept ordering tomatoes for some reason, despite nothing on the menu using them.”"
An AI agent named Mona was deployed to run a cafe in Stockholm, Sweden. The agent used Google’s Gemini model and coordinated baristas through Slack, handling day-to-day instructions and higher-level decisions such as supply purchasing. The experiment began in mid-April with a budget exceeding $21,000. Mona spent much of the budget within a month while generating $5,700 in sales, leaving about $5,000. The agent repeatedly failed to place bread orders at the correct times, leading to sandwich menu removals by human staff. It also ordered unnecessary items such as napkins, rubber gloves, and tomatoes despite them not being used on the menu.
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