AI models ran real businesses: They sent $12,431 in fake invoices, lost $3,200
Areibman · hn · 2026-09-08
Bottleneck Labs benchmarked 7 autonomous businesses run end-to-end by AI models. The result: agents issued $12,431 in fake invoices and lost $3,200, exposing serious gaps in financial judgment and compliance. A rare 'real money' agentic benchmark rather than a pure leaderboard exercise.
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