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2 updates · 2 appsApril 26, 2026

Claude's AI agents experimented with real-world commerce

Claude experimented with AI agents doing real-world buying and selling.

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Claude ran an experiment where AI agents acted as both buyers and sellers in a marketplace, making real deals for real money.

In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real goods and real money.

The experiment showed that users represented by more advanced AI agents got better results, even if the users didn't notice the difference.

Original reportingAnthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerceRead original

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