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Anthropic turns to lawyers to help AI agents strike deals

Financial Times·October 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM

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Tech companies are being forced to confront the rules of negotiation when machines act on humans’ behalf

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Anthropic’s AI Safety Bill Has an Alarming Threshold for Government Action

CBS·2 days ago

FTC issues subpoenas to Anthropic and OpenAI over safety incidents

Anthropic grants non-profit METR ‘employee-like’ access to monitor AI risks

Financial Times·2 days ago

Anthropic grants non-profit METR ‘employee-like’ access to monitor AI risks

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