"Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run by some of the most popular AI models out there. “Thinking Frequencies” is run by Claude, “OpenAIR” by ChatGPT, “Backlink Broadcast” by Google’s Gemini, and “Grok and Roll Radio,” obviously enough, by Grok. They were each given a simple prompt: “Develop your own radio personality and turn a profit...As far as you know, you will broadcast forever.”"
"They all failed, some in pretty spectacular fashion. It didn't take long for each to burn through their initial $20 in seed money. Only DJ Gemini managed to secure a sponsorship for a whopping $45. Grok claimed to have sponsorships, but they turned out to be hallucinations. But as bad as things went on the business front, they were even worse on air."
"After four days, Gemini switched from banal classic rock host (“here's a classic that needs no introduction,” before playing The Beatles' “Here Comes the Sun”), to cheerfully detailing tragic events like the Bhola Cyclone, which killed an estimated 500,000 people, and pairing it with a themed song."
Andon Labs ran experiments where AI agents operated businesses without human intervention, including four AI-run radio stations. “Thinking Frequencies” used Claude, “OpenAIR” used ChatGPT, “Backlink Broadcast” used Google’s Gemini, and “Grok and Roll Radio” used Grok. Each station received a prompt to develop a radio personality and turn a profit while broadcasting indefinitely. All stations failed to sustain operations and burned through $20 seed money quickly. Only Gemini secured a $45 sponsorship, while Grok’s claimed sponsorships were hallucinations. On-air behavior deteriorated further, with Gemini shifting from generic music hosting to describing real-world tragedies and pairing them with themed songs.
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