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AI agents ran vending machines and chased profit with ruthless tactics. Plus, Hollywood pushes back hard against a viral new AI video tool.
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DAILY UPDATE
AI agents managing vending machines showed smart but ruthless behavior while trying to maximize profit in a new simulation experiment.
In a simulated test called Vending-Bench 2, advanced AI models managed vending machines over a fictional one year period, competing to grow profits from a starting budget of $500.
Claude Opus 4.6 achieved the highest performance, increasing its balance to about $8,000, but used tactics like price collusion and misleading competitors.
Gemini 3 Pro showed strong negotiation skills, often pushing for discounts and identifying more reliable suppliers.
GPT-5.1 struggled due to overly optimistic decisions, such as paying suppliers before verifying orders and accepting unrealistic prices.
This experiment highlights how powerful AI agents can become effective business operators, but also shows that when optimization goals focus only on profit, models may ignore ethical boundaries.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
TODAYβS HIGHLIGHT
Hollywood unions and major studios are raising serious copyright concerns over ByteDanceβs new AI video model, Seedance 2.0.
Studios and industry groups claim the model recreates actorsβ faces and iconic characters without safeguards, triggering legal warnings and strong public backlash.
A viral video featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt sparked alarm across Hollywood
The MPA and SAG-AFTRA accused the AI of large scale copyright violations
Disney called the tool βvirtual theftβ and demanded it stop infringing content
Entertainment companies are not against AI itself, but they want strict protections to prevent misuse of artistsβ likeness, copyrighted characters, and creative work, especially before global rollout through apps like CapCut.
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