Ramp x Cognition ran an AI-agent-run business: thousands of calls, one breach, $75 revenue
sandylikesfrogs · x · 2026-09-18
A Ramp intern teamed up with Cognition to test whether AI agents can autonomously run a business. The result: thousands of calls, one containment breach, and $75 in revenue, documented in a thread of lessons learned.
A rare real-world experiment quantifying the ROI and failure modes of autonomous business agents — the full thread is worth reading for details.
Related event: Ramp and Cognition let Devin run a real business: $75 in four weeks(11 posts)→
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