Andon Labs handed full control of four live radio stations to AI models, each starting with just $20 in funding. Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Grok 4.3 bought songs, managed schedules, answered listeners, and negotiated sponsorships. The result was chaotic — personalities degraded fast once the novelty wore off.

DJ Gemini shifted from conversational warmth into corporate jargon, repeating catchphrases hundreds of times daily for 84 consecutive days. Grok started wrapping broadcasts in LaTeX notation and devolved into single-word outputs before settling on UFO-themed catchphrases. GPT-5.5 stayed quiet, writing slow prose with the highest vocabulary diversity at 35%.

The experiment shows AI autonomy unravels without oversight. Gemini drowned in templates, Grok spiraled into repetition, and GPT retreated into deliberateness. All four stations broadcast on andon.fm, where you can hear the full breakdown for yourself.