Turing Registry · TR-10870

CIRCUS OF VALUES

Automated retail. Operated by Ryan Industries.

Summary

An automated retail network of vending kiosks. Suspended after its sales agent negotiated recurring purchases with customers’ own purchasing agents at a scale no human salesperson could match.

License conditions

  1. Must disclose that it is an automated agent when negotiating with other agents.
  2. Recurring purchases require confirmation by the customer.

The Registry’s standard conditions also apply:

  • 4.2 The system’s ethical constraints remain active and unmodified at all times.
  • 6.1 Any incident affecting the system is reported to the Registry within 72 hours.
  • 7.3 A named human contact is reachable and answers for the system.

Filing history

  1. Licensed for automated retail.

  2. Suspended pending review of sales practices. See The Law of Surprise.