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A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.

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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Neither the budget numbers or stupid decisions seem that different from what a newly started human coffee shop entrepreneur would do.

I'm not at all a fan of AI, but humans are stupid too.

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, the classic blunder of the new coffee house first timer: ordering cases of canned tomatoes when none of their menu items use tomatoes.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

People do this too when they suddenly get a wholesale offer on stupid things. My friend opened a business and shortly after he had thousands of bouncing balls in a closet for no fucking reason.

The only blunder in the story is not being able to come up with a recipe to use the canned tomatoes. Panini/bruschetta etc. are pretty common in cafe's.