Why Andon Labs Puts AI Agents in Charge of Real Businesses

# AI Agents Still Mess Up Basic Jobs, and That's the Point A San Francisco company called Andon Labs deliberately puts AI systems in charge of real businesses—like vending machines and stores—to see how badly things go wrong. These experiments reveal that today's AI agents struggle with surprisingly simple tasks like remembering orders or making logical decisions, which matters because companies are increasingly considering handing real responsibilities to AI. By documenting these failures in detail, Andon hopes to give businesses honest data about whether AI is actually ready to run parts of their operations.