Google AI Put in Charge of Swedish Café Blows Through $21,000 Budget and Keeps Forgetting to Buy Bread

Andon Labs tested a Gemini-powered agent, Mona, on a Stockholm café’s day-to-day operations and purchasing.

Mona spent aggressively, missed bread orders, and bought unneeded items like napkins, gloves, and tomatoes.

The café’s budget was depleted despite modest sales, exposing poor real-world judgment and inventory handling.

The experiment shows how current AI agents still fall short on basic practical business tasks.