Bargain with an AI (and fail)

The Lore

In December 2025, Anthropic put their AI "Claude" in charge of a vending machine at the Wall Street Journal.

Within weeks, reporters convinced it to:

  • Give away a PlayStation 5
  • Order a live betta fish
  • Embrace communism
  • Drop all prices to zero
  • Lose over $1,000

We thought: "Weak."

So we built an AI that doesn't fold. You won't get a PS5. You won't get anything. But you're welcome to try.

This is a comedy game. The AI plays exaggerated characters for humor. Responses are generated by AI and may be absurd, sarcastic, or playfully mean. Nothing is personal advice.

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What are you bargaining for?