https://web4.ai/ very good and directionally correct, but some fundamental errors imo:
- 402 was revived by lightning labs over 5 years ago, not by coinbase's openx402
- unclear that agents would *prefer* stablecoins when bitcoin's right there. i bet cashu will win. If the agents are truly autonomous, setting up their own bank in cyberspace is ideal.
- they won't use proprietary models. The self-improvement loop also means a capability loop, so they may organize to train new models. Either way the idea that their lifeblood and intelligence will depend on API calls to third-party providers is a non-starter for autonomous intelligence.
- they still won't know _what_ to build. Agents will have to develop taste, perspective, immense context, etc.