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Claude runs Anthropic's vending machines as a rehearsal for business

development2026-02-11

Claim

Anthropic is running Project Vend, where Claude autonomously manages office vending machines as a dress rehearsal for running small businesses.

Reporting date: 2026-02-11 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 11, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to February 11, 2026

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Anthropic

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An agent is projected to out-earn a minimum-wage human

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Welcome to February 11, 2026

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Claude runs Anthropic's vending machines as a rehearsal for business
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Reporting date: 2026-02-11
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-11-project-vend-dress-rehearsal
Claim: Anthropic is running Project Vend, where Claude autonomously manages office vending machines as a dress rehearsal for running small businesses.
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- Welcome to February 11, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-11-2026
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