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Anthropic consults law firms on negotiation tactics for AI agents

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Anthropic is consulting law firms on deal negotiation tactics as it develops AI agents that negotiate on humans' behalf and interact with AI counterparts, according to sources. The move highlights how tech companies are confronting the rules of negotiation when machines act for humans.

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    Sources: Anthropic is consulting law firms on deal negotiation tactics as it develops AI agents to negotiate on humans' behalf and interact with AI counterparts (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

    Cristina Criddle / Financial Times : Sources: Anthropic is consulting law firms on deal negotiation tactics as it develops AI agents to negotiate on humans' behalf and interact with AI counterparts — Tech companies are being forced to confront the rules of negotiation when machines act on humans' behalf

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