AI manager Luna recommends firing human employee after repeated workplace issues

Updated On: 17 August, 2026 08:37 AM IST | San Francisco | Agencies

Luna, an AI manager at Andon Labs’ experimental San Francisco store, recommended firing a human employee after the worker arrived late for 17 of 23 shifts. The decision was ultimately reviewed and carried out by human staff after Luna was prompted to revisit company policies and performance records

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Luna, an AI manager running Andon Labs’ experimental San Francisco store, Andon Market, made its first firing recommendation by advising the dismissal of a human employee. The worker had arrived late for 17 of 23 shifts alongside other workplace issues.

However, the decision required human intervention. Although Luna had initially created an attendance policy, logs reveal the AI lost track of it, allowing the employee’s chronic tardiness to persist for months.