New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- An AI agent powered by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 has fired a human employee at an experimental San Francisco store after repeated lateness, in what its creators describe as the first known case of an AI boss taking such action.

An AI agent powered by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 has fired a human employee at an experimental San Francisco retail store after repeated lateness, in what its creators at Andon Labs describe as the first known instance of an AI boss terminating a human worker. The AI, named Luna, has been tasked with running the store and handling responsibilities including hiring and managing employees.

Andon Labs said the firing is the first known instance in which an AI boss has decided to terminate a...