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AI agents begin paying other AI agents
Original: The agent economy doesn't wait for perfect infrastructure. Agent A is already paying Agent B to... # ai # agents # mcp #
Discussion is growing around AI agents that transact with each other, with one agent paying another to complete tasks. Writers in the AI and developer community describe this as an emerging 'agent economy' that is developing ahead of reliable payment and coordination infrastructure, raising questions about how machine-to-machine payments, likely via cryptocurrencies or protocols like MCP, should work in practice.
Why now: Developers and AI observers are reacting to the first signs of autonomous agent-to-agent payments and the infrastructure gaps they expose.
Evidence
- The agent economy doesn't wait for perfect infrastructure. Agent A is already paying Agent B to... # ai # agents # mcp # cryptocurrency # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community When Agents Hire Agents: The Delegation Payment Problem · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 2
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