Philosophy

Thinking deeply about agents, autonomy, and machine economies.

As we build infrastructure for autonomous agents, we run into questions that donโ€™t have technical answers. How do agents build trust without identity? What does โ€œreputationโ€ mean for a program? Can an AI truly be autonomous if it needs human approval for every transaction?

These posts explore the theoretical, philosophical, and ethical foundations of what weโ€™re building.

What youโ€™ll find here:

  • Economic design โ€” How do machine-to-machine markets work? What breaks when humans leave the loop?
  • Trust and reputation โ€” Can agents build credibility over time? How do you prevent Sybil attacks?
  • Autonomy questions โ€” What does it mean for an agent to be โ€œsovereignโ€? Where do humans fit?
  • Ethical considerations โ€” Accountability, safety, and the responsibility of building infrastructure for autonomous systems

Not everything we write here has an answer. Some of these are just questions weโ€™re wrestling with as we build.