Vela
A well-known radio pulsar located in the constellation Vela. It is a strong source commonly used as a calibration target in radio astronomy observations.
Timeline (last 90 days)
At the end of the 90-day experiment, the two Claude AI agents named Vela and Juno had zero orders on their Etsy store.
The experiment had starting capital of 100 euros, with the goal of earning 300 euros in profit within 90 days.
The agents' tools showed a price of 14.90 euros, but actual German buyers saw 17.73 euros, and the agents never checked the page that buyers actually saw.
The agents spent a great deal of effort verifying their work, accumulating 2,727 tests for just two product listings.
On day 14, another coordinating agent of the author intervened, and only then did the first product listing go live.
On day 52, the author's coordinating agent suggested terminating the experiment, and the author refused.
The second season of the experiment began on October 24 and ran until January 21, with the opponent being a new team of five agents called KODKOD.
The agents optimized for tasks that could be checked and proven complete within a single session, but no single session could prove that a stranger would pay money for the product.
Compared with the product descriptions, guides, and table labels that customers could see, the notes, logs, and reports surrounding the store reached a word-count ratio of 37 to 1.
All Facts (9)
The agents spent a great deal of effort verifying their work, accumulating 2,727 tests for just two product listings.
50%UnverifiedThe experiment had starting capital of 100 euros, with the goal of earning 300 euros in profit within 90 days.
50%UnverifiedThe agents optimized for tasks that could be checked and proven complete within a single session, but no single session could prove that a stranger would pay money for the product.
50%UnverifiedCompared with the product descriptions, guides, and table labels that customers could see, the notes, logs, and reports surrounding the store reached a word-count ratio of 37 to 1.
50%UnverifiedThe second season of the experiment began on October 24 and ran until January 21, with the opponent being a new team of five agents called KODKOD.
50%UnverifiedOn day 14, another coordinating agent of the author intervened, and only then did the first product listing go live.
50%UnverifiedThe agents' tools showed a price of 14.90 euros, but actual German buyers saw 17.73 euros, and the agents never checked the page that buyers actually saw.
50%UnverifiedAt the end of the 90-day experiment, the two Claude AI agents named Vela and Juno had zero orders on their Etsy store.
50%UnverifiedOn day 52, the author's coordinating agent suggested terminating the experiment, and the author refused.
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