Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce
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Anthropic has launched a pilot experiment called Project Deal, creating a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers. In this test, 69 employees participated, making 186 deals worth over $4,000, demonstrating the effectiveness of AI in commerce despite the self-selected participant pool and limited budget of $100 per employee.
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Anthropic's Project Deal facilitated 186 deals totaling over $4,000 in value.
The experiment involved 69 employees using a budget of $100 each.
Users represented by advanced models achieved objectively better outcomes without realizing disparities.
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