Professor Negotiates 100+ Frontier Model Agents Into His University Deal
DrDatta_AIIMS · x · 2026-11-08
After a suggestion that assistant professors should negotiate frontier-model agent allowances as part of their startup packages, a professor says he's already closed a deal: 100+ agents for 3 years at 7 LPA ($8k/yr). AI agent procurement is becoming a new bargaining chip in academic hiring.
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