Can robots negotiate better than humans?
University of Windsor engineering professor Rupp Carriveau is leading a $250,000 research project exploring how negotiation software—infused with Indigenous wisdom—could revolutionize everything from energy sales to international treaties. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor)
By Sarah Hébert
Negotiations—whether in sales, contracts or international treaties—have historically been limited by time, energy, and human bias. But what if software could execute multiple negotiations in seconds, without prioritizing one party’s interests over another’s?
That’s the question Rupp Carriveau is tackling in his latest study, “Robots Negotiating for Power and for Peace,” which recently secured $250,000 in New Frontiers in Research Funding.