haha no they admit they built it because they cannot build a revenue generating business in the article. maybe THAT is what is good for the world!

They said that the current models could run a vending machine profitably, just not more complex things.

A vending machine in Anthropic's office, which stands to gain from narratives like "I used Claude to generate profit".

I feel like an AI lab is less complex than a physical vending machine business.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-claude-ai-vending-mach...