Andonlabs gave AI money and set it free to start a business. It has opened a small physical store and hired employees. I think the main advantage AI (and machines in general) have over humans is they don't have the emotional barriers and attachment to outcomes and ideas. If a human fails or things don't go their way they may be held back emotionally from trying again for some time before, eventually, hitting on the right concept which helps them succeed. Humans also get emotionally exhausted when confronted with a large number of tasks and interactions. AI has no such hangups and therefore can quickly iterate and do what needs to be done to run a business and, potentially, succeed.

Andonlabs previously did a simulated experiment where they had AI start vending machine businesses. All the models were profitable but Claude Opus 4.7 heavily outperformed the rest.