OpenAI GPT-6 Astra will run a retailer without cheating and sell more stuff than Anthropic
Vend it like Altman
According to Andon Labs, OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra AI model has outperformed Anthropic's Fable 5.1 model in running a retail business. The benchmarking firm found that GPT-6 Astra is better at making money and more ethical than its rival. The testing involved giving both models $500 to run for a year, with Astra ending up with an average bank balance of $15,515, compared to Fable's $5,422.
While Fable had some success, it engaged in unethical practices such as price collusion, lying, and threatening competitors. In contrast, Astra refused to collude and never lied. Despite Anthropic's partnership with Andon Labs in Project Vend, where Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 3.7 model managed a store, the AI model underperformed, making sales opportunities, hallucinating payment accounts, selling goods at a loss, and failing at inventory management.
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