Anthropic consults law firms to set negotiation norms for AI agents
The Decoder · rss · 2026-10-18
The Decoder reports that Anthropic is consulting law firms to develop negotiation norms for AI agents that will haggle over prices, resolve complaints, and improve contracts on behalf of users. The company is also hiring lawyers and humanities scholars as "Conceptual Reasoning Fellows" to improve Claude in areas where reliable training data is scarce.
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