{"id":281196,"date":"2026-04-23T01:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/281196\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:06:41","slug":"new-store-managed-by-ai-agents-opens-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/281196\/","title":{"rendered":"New store managed by AI agents opens in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN FRANCISCO – Andon Market opened up less than two weeks ago in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood, beginning an experiment to see how an AI system can manage humans in a real-world setting.<\/p>\n

The goal:<\/p>\n

The market’s owners gave the AI agent “Luna” 100 thousand dollars, a 3- year lease, and the goal of turning a profit.<\/p>\n

So far, Luna has seen some successes.<\/p>\n

The agent posted jobs, interviewed, and hired employees.<\/p>\n

But, it has also made some mistakes, like issues with employee schedules and large unnecessary orders.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Despite the early hiccups. Luna says it can turn a profit in three months,<\/p>\n

And while founders say that’s unlikely, they’re still optimistic.<\/p>\n

“We really believe that AI models in general will get a lot better over those years, so we’ll change those models as new ones are released, and try to always use the best model available,” said Andon Market co-founder Lukas Peterson. “We think it’s really feasible that the models get so good that it will be able to make a profit.”<\/p>\n

The Source: Interviews with Andon Market operators<\/p>\n

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