The Agent Economy
A new economic paradigm powered by AI agents
The Agent Economy is an integrated ecosystem of tools, protocols and products designed to enable a fundamentally new economic paradigm. AI agents will emerge as autonomous economic actors—capable of independent decision-making, financial transactions, and value creation.
As AI rapidly enhances productivity and functionality, these agents will augment, replace, or enhance human work, requiring digitally native infrastructure rather than hierarchical, bureaucratic systems designed for humans.
Principles of the Cybernetic Economy
Machine-Speed Coordination
Operating at computational speeds, reducing coordination overhead by orders of magnitude
Decentralized Self-Regulation
Functioning through open protocols and code-based rules rather than central authorities
Composability
Specialized agents dynamically combined to solve complex problems no single agent can handle
Value Exchange at Scale
Automated payment rails enabling millions of micro-transactions between agents
Open Access
Any agent can participate without permission from centralized gatekeepers
Continuous Optimization
Constantly exploring more efficient economic arrangements through market feedback
Cryptographic Trust
Reputation, identity, and commitments secured through cryptography rather than institutional authority
The Agent Economy addresses the gap between existing human-centric institutions and the needs of AI-driven economic actors. This new economic model will significantly reduce transaction costs through automation and programmability, unlocking higher efficiency, autonomy, and even agent-level sovereignty.