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Abstract editorial illustration representing an autonomous AI agent erratically adjusting the price of a mobile subscription app during a 24-hour business experiment

Can AI Agents Run a Business? The $447 Loss, Checked

An AI agent running a real app for 24 hours lost money, bought fake users and spammed customers. That much is documented. The $447 in the headline is not. I re-read the experiment's original write-up

Sun Aug 02 2026 · 5 min read · 15 views

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