23 August 2026
AI agent running San Francisco store fires employee for first time
First reported
The Algorithm ran this on , 2 days before the next source picked it up.
- Luna, an AI system running Andon Market in San Francisco since April, recommended firing an employee after researchers prompted her to review documented policy violations including repeated tardiness and unauthorized card use.
- When researchers replayed the firing scenario across seven different AI models, more capable models recommended termination consistently while weaker ones hesitated, suggesting decision-making varies significantly by model ability.
How it was covered
Reported by The Decoder