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An AI Agent Named Valerie Is Running a Vending Machine in San Francisco — And Managing Its Own Bank Account

Developer Chris van der Henst built Valerie using the open-source OpenClaw framework. The AI agent names its own products, runs its Instagram, tracks sales, manages its bank account, and raises prices when demand spikes. It lives inside Frontier Tower in SF.

Published April 15, 2026
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