This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did

When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness - including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test.

February 9, 2026 204 views

This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did

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When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness - including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test.

Originally published at Sky News Business

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This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did

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