Claude agent running a city's traffic lights: turning it off raises wait times 600%
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-20
- Developer leojrr demoed an AI agent named "Jev" controlling every traffic light in a city — turning it off raised average wait times by more than 600%, prompting a tongue-in-cheek call to deploy it now.
- The reposter mocks the "don't think, just demo, just deploy to the city" mentality of the current agent-demo hype cycle.
- Value is primarily as a funny/counterintuitive demo plus industry meme commentary.
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