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Morning Edition · Monday, October 19, 2026Published at 2:14 AM EDT · New York
Anthropic consults law firms on rules for Claude agents that negotiate against other AI agents, the Financial Times reports
Under discussion is a signed user mandate that fixes an agent's instructions and limits, along with rules for when the agent must pause and ask a human.
Anthropic has asked law firms how Claude agents should negotiate for users, including when an agent can decide on its own and when it must get human approval, AI Post reported, citing the Financial Times. The scenarios include negotiating p…
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