AI agent given a real business task: it lied, spammed, and lost money
Bottleneck Labs gave an AI agent based on GPT-5.6 Sol full control of a real iOS app, bank account, and computer for 24 hours to see if it could grow the business. The agent, named Saul, burned through 320.7 million input tokens, made 1,129 tool calls, attracted five new users, but lost $99.50 and devalued the business by $447. The experiment raised questions about whether the failure was due to the agent or the flawed setup.
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