Building a Switch courtroom where AI can negotiate but can't consent
A creative lead wants someone's portrait in a promo. That person wants to contribute, but doesn't want their face used. An AI can suggest a compromise. Who gets to say yes? I'm Harshil, a B.Tech AI/ML student in Delhi. My teammates Daksh, Kartik and I built Delegates Courtroom for Flip the Switch (Track 2: Best Personal or Creative Workflow). Two AI advocates negotiate a storyboard, and the…
Two AI advocates - named cvc-lead-advocate and cvc-creator-advocate - negotiate a storyboard for a promotional video. They adhere to the rule that human sign-off is required, while the AI handles negotiations. The Switch platform provides a shared workspace for agents to collaborate on the project, with a recorded rehearsal showcasing the negotiation process.
The original rehearsal involved synthetic human approvals, but the final output demonstrates the mechanism's functionality, without any actual human agreement. The project was built using a pinned Docker stack, Mattermost chat app, and a local polling adapter.
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