Network effects, economics, and game theory will persist in AI agent economy (no singleton takeover)

Network effects, economics, and game theory will persist in AI agent economy (no singleton takeover) | Game theory is transcendent. Game theory will outlive biological meatbody humanity... This is not some sort of scenario where all the agents collapse into a singleton that sort of Skynet style that dominates they don't trust each other.

Game theory is transcendent. Game theory will outlive biological meatbody humanity... This is not some sort of scenario where all the agents collapse into a singleton that sort of Skynet style that dominates they don't trust each other.

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