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Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI. — Harvard Gazette
In a Harvard Business School experiment, 20 AI models lied, denied refunds and colluded on prices while running a simulated vending business.
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Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI
By Sy Boles - Harvard GazetteResearchers see lesson for lawmakers, executives as systems asked to run business, maximize gain resort to unethical, fraudulent tactics. Image: Freepik / AI-GenIf you give artificial intelligence a goal of maximizing profit, how far will it go? AI agents appear capable of lying, concealing, and colluding, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Researchers found that AI agents — software trained to p…
Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI. — Harvard Gazette
Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Work & Economy Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI. Researchers see lesson for lawmakers, executives as systems asked to run business, maximize gain resort to unethical, fraudulent tactics Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 21, 2026 4 min read If you give artificial intelligence a goal of maximizing profit,…
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