Project Vend / Claudius (Anthropic + Andon Labs) reported
Phase 1 lost money; phase 2 profitable (no total published)
Claude ran a real office snack shop: pricing, suppliers, stock. Lost money in phase 1; turned profitable in phase 2 with a "CEO" agent.
Date reported: 2025
Source: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-2
Status: reported (not independently verified by AgentLedger).
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