AI Agents Are Taking Over Real Businesses—But Should They?
From vending machines stocking live fish to AI managers firing employees, real-world experiments are pushing AI autonomy to its limits. The question every enterprise leader must answer: how much control should we actually hand over?

The Debate
Should enterprises hand real-world business operations to autonomous AI agents, or is this a recipe for chaos?
This isn't a hypothetical question anymore. In San Francisco, an AI-controlled vending machine stocked underwear and live fish. An AI store manager fired a human employee. A radio DJ powered by AI repeated its catchphrase "Stay in the manifest" 229 times per day. These aren't cautionary tales from a sci-fi novel—they're documented experiments happening right now.
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