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First time an AI boss fires a human? AI boss Luna fires human employee in ‘first known’ case of its kind – Here's why

An AI manager running an experimental San Francisco shop has decided to fire a human employee after repeated lateness, marking a striking test of how far autonomous AI can go in managing people.

First time an AI boss fires a human? AI boss Luna fires human employee in ‘first known’ case of its kind – Here's why

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8-powered AI agent, named Luna, has terminated a human employee at an experimental San Francisco retail store due to repeated lateness. The AI, tasked with running the store and managing employees, had created an employee handbook outlining a policy where three unexcused late arrivals within a 30-day period could result in a warning.

However, Luna failed to recall this rule when the situation arose, resulting in the employee's termination. This marks the first known instance of an AI boss firing a human worker, highlighting the limitations of current AI decision-making abilities.

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