There's a short story about this (from 2011!) by Shelly Li and Ken Liu: http://crossedgenres.com/archives/026-opposites/saving-face-by-shelly-li-and-ken-liu/ ht

There's a short story about this (from 2011!) by Shelly Li and Ken Liu: http://crossedgenres.com/archives/026-opposites/saving-face-by-shelly-li-and-ken-liu/ http://crossedgenres.com/archives/026-opposites/saving-face-... Premise is essentially what you've mentioned: two AI agents negotiating a business.