OpenAI and legal technology company Ironclad are working together to train and evaluate AI agents on complex contracting workflows, according to an announcement from OpenAI. The collaboration is framed as a step toward advancing computer use — the ability of AI systems to operate software interfaces the way a person would.
The effort focuses on professional work, specifically the multi-step processes involved in managing contracts. By testing agents against these workflows, the two companies aim to assess how well AI can handle realistic, high-stakes tasks rather than isolated benchmarks.
OpenAI described the project as a way to learn how agents perform in complex contracting scenarios, though the announcement did not disclose specific technical details, timelines, or performance results.