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A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.

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[-] TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip 50 points 2 days ago

The article isn't about the technology. This "experiment" is pure techbro fantasy.

[-] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

It's not quite techbro fantasy, the actual point of the whole thing is marketing.

It's worked quite well at that, the amount of coverage they've garnered from the stunt is remarkable. Bravo, to be honest

this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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