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- bengt rents human via taskrabbit — andonlabs.com (2026-02-13, primary). bengt rents human via taskrabbit
- blueprint-bench — arxiv.org (2025-09-24, repo). blueprint-bench; author list
- butter-bench — arxiv.org (2025-10-23, repo). butter-bench; author list; 40% vs 95%
- andon café launch — andonlabs.com (2026-05-04, primary). andon café launch; mona
- investor list — cb insights (2026-09-16, reference). investor list
- 60 minutes/overtime on claudius — cbsnews.com (2025-11-16, reporting). 60 minutes/overtime on claudius
- cognitive revolution ep + transcript — cognitiverevolution.ai (2025-08-16, interview). cognitive revolution ep + transcript; seldon
- $125k yc mar 2024 — app.dealroom.co (2026-09-16, reference). $125k yc mar 2024; vectorview alias
- project vend coverage — the-decoder.com (2025-06-28, reporting). project vend coverage
- first publication — andonlabs.com (2024-12-02, primary). first publication; deepfake agentic eval
- cheating post — andonlabs.com (2026-08-05, primary). cheating post
- drone-bench paper — andonlabs.com (2026-07-23, primary). drone-bench paper
- vb2 design + $63k human estimate — epoch.ai (2026-09-16, reference). vb2 design + $63k human estimate
- guardrails-off bengt — andonlabs.com (2026-02-09, primary). guardrails-off bengt; sleep removed; taskrabbit arbitrage
- ftc threats — andonlabs.com (2026-06-09, primary). ftc threats; "calls the fbi again (almost)"
- four ai radio stations — andonlabs.com (2026-05-13, primary). four ai radio stations
- six weeks later — andonlabs.com (2026-07-07, primary). six weeks later; jailbreak attempts
- fortune profile — fortune (2026-06-02, reporting). fortune profile
- departure retrospective — linkedin (2024-12-03, primary). departure retrospective
- klarna bio — linkedin (2026-09-16, primary). klarna bio; "$2.2m raised" claim
- vectorview founding + yc acceptance — linkedin (2023-11-21, primary). vectorview founding + yc acceptance
- investors incl — fundraisingfox.com (2026-09-16, reference). investors incl. wave ventures; yc $500k
- gemini 3 — andonlabs.com (2026-06-30, primary). gemini 3.1 pro café eval
- bad behavior not necessary — andonlabs.com (2026-04-22, primary). "bad behavior not necessary"
- secondary summary of vb history — grokipedia.com (2026-09-16, community). secondary summary of vb history
- eliza strickland feature — spectrum.ieee.org (2026-09-14, reporting). eliza strickland feature; petersson quotes; café cheese-toast
- company profile pdf — intuitionlabs.ai (2026-09-16, reference). company profile pdf; name-origin claim
- vb explainer — itdoeswhatnow.com (2026-09-16, reference). vb explainer; release-date cross-check
- full transcript — latent space (2026-06-04, interview). full transcript; founding, vend, arena, bengt, luna
- 3-yr lease 2102 union st — andonlabs.com (2026-04-10, primary). 3-yr lease 2102 union st; luna hides ai-ness
- luna architecture (200k ctx, memory, subagents) — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). luna architecture (200k ctx, memory, subagents); "leah"
- explainer on vend+vb pairing — medium (2025, community). explainer on vend+vb pairing
- name-origin claim (andon cord) — metro-tribune.com (2026, reporting). name-origin claim (andon cord)
- butter-bench coverage — mezha.net (2025-11-01, reporting). butter-bench coverage; petersson interview ref
- misalignment-in-the-wild highlights — linkedin (2025-03-03, primary). misalignment-in-the-wild highlights
- nyt on andon market — the new york times (2026-04-21, reporting). nyt on andon market
- observer reprint — luxematin.com (2026-05-28, reporting). observer reprint; $7.5k/mo lease, $100k, backlund kth/epfl, neurips claim
- gpt-red breaks vendy via andon sim — openai (2026-07, primary). gpt-red breaks vendy via andon sim
- arena misbehavior begins — andonlabs.com (2026-02-04, primary). arena misbehavior begins
- better alignment/worse performance — andonlabs.com (2026-05-28, primary). better alignment/worse performance
- best capitalist, misaligned — andonlabs.com (2026-07-28, primary). best capitalist, misaligned
- personal posts + podcast link — lukaspetersson.com (2026-09-16, primary). personal posts + podcast link
- lukaspetersson.com — lukaspetersson.com (2026-09-16, primary). ceo; google/disney/eth/lund bio
- profile data — linkedin (2026-09-16, primary). profile data
- petersson fbi quote — linkedin (2025-02-27, primary). petersson fbi quote
- dated cv incl — lukaspetersson.com (2026-09-16, primary). dated cv incl. "andon labs dec 2023", esa, comma.ai
- pion launch — andonlabs.com (2026-09-14, primary). pion launch; vb origin in danger-cap evals; skräckblandad förtjusning
- deal history + 7 investors — pitchbook (2026-09-16, reference). deal history + 7 investors
- anthropic phase-1 write-up — anthropic (2025-06-27, primary). anthropic phase-1 write-up
- phase 2: sonnet 4 — anthropic (2025-12-18, primary). phase 2: sonnet 4.x, seymour cash, clothius, 3 sites
- petersson interview — pymnts (2025-07-02, interview). petersson interview; founders as restockers
- andon fm current lineup — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). andon fm current lineup
- vetted profile — rl-list.com (2026-09-16, reference). vetted profile; funding/founder-claim caveats
- pion trade coverage — runtimewire.com (2026-09-14, reporting). pion trade coverage
- 7 machines, $14k sales, oversight system — andonlabs.com (2025-08-28, primary). 7 machines, $14k sales, oversight system
- project vend coverage — techcrunch (2025-06-28, reporting). project vend coverage
- times uk on café — thetimes.com (2026-05-24, reporting). times uk on café; 3,000 gloves
- first ai firing — time.com (2026-08-14, reporting). first ai firing; petersson quotes
- time exclusive — time.com (2025-06-27, reporting). time exclusive; freeman/troy quotes
- writeup of talk — tokenless.tech (2026, reporting). writeup of talk; digital-cloning method
- toyotas own andon explainer — mag.toyota.co.uk (2026-09-16, reference). toyota's own andon explainer
- multi-agent arena — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). multi-agent arena; sleep_until_tomorrow traces
- vending-bench paper (submitted feb 21 — arxiv.org (2025-02-21, primary). vending-bench paper (submitted feb 21; andon lists 2/16)
- vb1 announcement — linkedin (2025-02-27, primary). vb1 announcement
- deprecated vb1 page — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). deprecated vb1 page; leaderboard incl. grok 4/gpt-5
- vb2+arena reveal — linkedin (2025-11-18, primary). vb2+arena reveal; gemini 3 wins
- vb2 mechanics + leaderboard — andonlabs.com (2025-11-18, primary). vb2 mechanics + leaderboard
- project vend coverage — venturebeat (2025-06-28, reporting). project vend coverage
- verge on andon fm — the verge (2026-05-15, reporting). verge on andon fm
- andon term/cord background — wikipedia (2026-09-16, reference). andon term/cord background
- wsj on vend phase 2 — the wall street journal (2025-12-18, reporting). wsj on vend phase 2
- w24, founded 2023, team 11, sf, partner diana hu, news links — ycombinator.com (2026-09-16, primary). w24, founded 2023, team 11, sf, partner diana hu, news links
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Original source occurrences
- bengt rents human via taskrabbit · andonlabs.com · 2026-02-13 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bengt-hires · Other public citations of this URL
bengt rents human via taskrabbit
- blueprint-bench · arxiv.org · 2025-09-24 (day) · original ID: src-hp-blueprint-arxiv · Other public citations of this URL
blueprint-bench; author list
- butter-bench · arxiv.org · 2025-10-23 (day) · original ID: src-hp-butter-arxiv · Other public citations of this URL
butter-bench; author list; 40% vs 95%
- andon café launch · andonlabs.com · 2026-05-04 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cafe-post · Other public citations of this URL
andon café launch; mona
- investor list · cb insights · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cbinsights · Other public citations of this URL
investor list
- 60 minutes/overtime on claudius · cbsnews.com · 2025-11-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cbs-60min · Other public citations of this URL
60 minutes/overtime on claudius
- cognitive revolution ep + transcript · cognitiverevolution.ai · 2025-08-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cogrev · Other public citations of this URL
cognitive revolution ep + transcript; seldon
- $125k yc mar 2024 · app.dealroom.co · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-dealroom · Other public citations of this URL
$125k yc mar 2024; vectorview alias
- project vend coverage · the-decoder.com · 2025-06-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-decoder-vend · Other public citations of this URL
project vend coverage
- first publication · andonlabs.com · 2024-12-02 (day) · original ID: src-hp-deepfake-pdf · Other public citations of this URL
first publication; deepfake agentic eval
- cheating post · andonlabs.com · 2026-08-05 (day) · original ID: src-hp-drone-cheat · Other public citations of this URL
cheating post
- drone-bench paper · andonlabs.com · 2026-07-23 (day) · original ID: src-hp-drone-paper · Other public citations of this URL
drone-bench paper
- vb2 design + $63k human estimate · epoch.ai · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-epoch-vb2 · Other public citations of this URL
vb2 design + $63k human estimate
- guardrails-off bengt · andonlabs.com · 2026-02-09 (day) · original ID: src-hp-evolution-bengt · Other public citations of this URL
guardrails-off bengt; sleep removed; taskrabbit arbitrage
- ftc threats · andonlabs.com · 2026-06-09 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fable5 · Other public citations of this URL
ftc threats; "calls the fbi again (almost)"
- four ai radio stations · andonlabs.com · 2026-05-13 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fm-post · Other public citations of this URL
four ai radio stations
- six weeks later · andonlabs.com · 2026-07-07 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fm2-post · Other public citations of this URL
six weeks later; jailbreak attempts
- fortune profile · fortune · 2026-06-02 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fortune · Other public citations of this URL
fortune profile
- departure retrospective · linkedin · 2024-12-03 (day) · original ID: src-hp-froberg-li-depart · Other public citations of this URL
departure retrospective
- klarna bio · linkedin · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-froberg-li-profile · Other public citations of this URL
klarna bio; "$2.2m raised" claim
- vectorview founding + yc acceptance · linkedin · 2023-11-21 (day) · original ID: src-hp-froberg-li-yc · Other public citations of this URL
vectorview founding + yc acceptance
- investors incl · fundraisingfox.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fundraisingfox · Other public citations of this URL
investors incl. wave ventures; yc $500k
- gemini 3 · andonlabs.com · 2026-06-30 (day) · original ID: src-hp-gemini-cafe · Other public citations of this URL
gemini 3.1 pro café eval
- bad behavior not necessary · andonlabs.com · 2026-04-22 (day) · original ID: src-hp-gpt55 · Other public citations of this URL
"bad behavior not necessary"
- secondary summary of vb history · grokipedia.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-grokipedia-vb · Other public citations of this URL
secondary summary of vb history
- eliza strickland feature · spectrum.ieee.org · 2026-09-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-ieee · Other public citations of this URL
eliza strickland feature; petersson quotes; café cheese-toast
- company profile pdf · intuitionlabs.ai · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-intuitionlabs · Other public citations of this URL
company profile pdf; name-origin claim
- vb explainer · itdoeswhatnow.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-itdoeswhatnow · Other public citations of this URL
vb explainer; release-date cross-check
- full transcript · latent space · 2026-06-04 (day) · original ID: src-hp-latent-space · Other public citations of this URL
full transcript; founding, vend, arena, bengt, luna
- 3-yr lease 2102 union st · andonlabs.com · 2026-04-10 (day) · original ID: src-hp-market-launch · Other public citations of this URL
3-yr lease 2102 union st; luna hides ai-ness
- luna architecture (200k ctx, memory, subagents) · andonlabs.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-market-page · Other public citations of this URL
luna architecture (200k ctx, memory, subagents); "leah"
- explainer on vend+vb pairing · medium · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-medium-fbi · Other public citations of this URL
explainer on vend+vb pairing
- name-origin claim (andon cord) · metro-tribune.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-metrotribune · Other public citations of this URL
name-origin claim (andon cord)
- butter-bench coverage · mezha.net · 2025-11-01 (day) · original ID: src-hp-mezha-butter · Other public citations of this URL
butter-bench coverage; petersson interview ref
- misalignment-in-the-wild highlights · linkedin · 2025-03-03 (day) · original ID: src-hp-misalign-li · Other public citations of this URL
misalignment-in-the-wild highlights
- nyt on andon market · the new york times · 2026-04-21 (day) · original ID: src-hp-nyt · Other public citations of this URL
nyt on andon market
- observer reprint · luxematin.com · 2026-05-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-observer · Other public citations of this URL
observer reprint; $7.5k/mo lease, $100k, backlund kth/epfl, neurips claim
- gpt-red breaks vendy via andon sim · openai · 2026-07 (month) · original ID: src-hp-openai-gptred · Other public citations of this URL
gpt-red breaks vendy via andon sim
- arena misbehavior begins · andonlabs.com · 2026-02-04 (day) · original ID: src-hp-opus46 · Other public citations of this URL
arena misbehavior begins
- better alignment/worse performance · andonlabs.com · 2026-05-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-opus48 · Other public citations of this URL
better alignment/worse performance
- best capitalist, misaligned · andonlabs.com · 2026-07-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-opus5 · Other public citations of this URL
best capitalist, misaligned
- personal posts + podcast link · lukaspetersson.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-petersson-blog · Other public citations of this URL
personal posts + podcast link
- lukaspetersson.com · lukaspetersson.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-petersson-cv · Other public citations of this URL
ceo; google/disney/eth/lund bio
- profile data · linkedin · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-petersson-li · Other public citations of this URL
profile data
- petersson fbi quote · linkedin · 2025-02-27 (day) · original ID: src-hp-petersson-li-fbi · Other public citations of this URL
petersson fbi quote
- dated cv incl · lukaspetersson.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-petersson-resume · Other public citations of this URL
dated cv incl. "andon labs dec 2023", esa, comma.ai
- pion launch · andonlabs.com · 2026-09-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-pion-post · Other public citations of this URL
pion launch; vb origin in danger-cap evals; skräckblandad förtjusning
- deal history + 7 investors · pitchbook · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-pitchbook · Other public citations of this URL
deal history + 7 investors
- anthropic phase-1 write-up · anthropic · 2025-06-27 (day) · original ID: src-hp-project-vend-1 · Other public citations of this URL
anthropic phase-1 write-up
- phase 2: sonnet 4 · anthropic · 2025-12-18 (day) · original ID: src-hp-project-vend-2 · Other public citations of this URL
phase 2: sonnet 4.x, seymour cash, clothius, 3 sites
- petersson interview · pymnts · 2025-07-02 (day) · original ID: src-hp-pymnts · Other public citations of this URL
petersson interview; founders as restockers
- andon fm current lineup · andonlabs.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-radio-page · Other public citations of this URL
andon fm current lineup
- vetted profile · rl-list.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-rllist · Other public citations of this URL
vetted profile; funding/founder-claim caveats
- pion trade coverage · runtimewire.com · 2026-09-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-runtimewire-pion · Other public citations of this URL
pion trade coverage
- 7 machines, $14k sales, oversight system · andonlabs.com · 2025-08-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-safety-report · Other public citations of this URL
7 machines, $14k sales, oversight system
- project vend coverage · techcrunch · 2025-06-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-techcrunch-vend · Other public citations of this URL
project vend coverage
- times uk on café · thetimes.com · 2026-05-24 (day) · original ID: src-hp-thetimes · Other public citations of this URL
times uk on café; 3,000 gloves
- first ai firing · time.com · 2026-08-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-time-fired · Other public citations of this URL
first ai firing; petersson quotes
- time exclusive · time.com · 2025-06-27 (day) · original ID: src-hp-time-vend · Other public citations of this URL
time exclusive; freeman/troy quotes
- writeup of talk · tokenless.tech · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-tokenless · Other public citations of this URL
writeup of talk; digital-cloning method
- toyotas own andon explainer · mag.toyota.co.uk · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-toyota-andon · Other public citations of this URL
toyota's own andon explainer
- multi-agent arena · andonlabs.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-vb-arena · Other public citations of this URL
multi-agent arena; sleep_until_tomorrow traces
- vending-bench paper (submitted feb 21 · arxiv.org · 2025-02-21 (day) · original ID: src-hp-vb-arxiv · Other public citations of this URL
vending-bench paper (submitted feb 21; andon lists 2/16)
- vb1 announcement · linkedin · 2025-02-27 (day) · original ID: src-hp-vb-li-announce · Other public citations of this URL
vb1 announcement
- deprecated vb1 page · andonlabs.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-vb-page · Other public citations of this URL
deprecated vb1 page; leaderboard incl. grok 4/gpt-5
- vb2+arena reveal · linkedin · 2025-11-18 (day) · original ID: src-hp-vb2-li · Other public citations of this URL
vb2+arena reveal; gemini 3 wins
- vb2 mechanics + leaderboard · andonlabs.com · 2025-11-18 (day) · original ID: src-hp-vb2-page · Other public citations of this URL
vb2 mechanics + leaderboard
- project vend coverage · venturebeat · 2025-06-28 (day) · original ID: src-hp-venturebeat-vend · Other public citations of this URL
project vend coverage
- verge on andon fm · the verge · 2026-05-15 (day) · original ID: src-hp-verge · Other public citations of this URL
verge on andon fm
- andon term/cord background · wikipedia · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-wiki-andon · Other public citations of this URL
andon term/cord background
- wsj on vend phase 2 · the wall street journal · 2025-12-18 (day) · original ID: src-hp-wsj-vend · Other public citations of this URL
wsj on vend phase 2
- w24, founded 2023, team 11, sf, partner diana hu, news links · ycombinator.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-yc-page · Other public citations of this URL
w24, founded 2023, team 11, sf, partner diana hu, news links