A new 'Agent-Native Infrastructure' category emerges — legacy digital infrastructure was built for human-speed traffic; the new internet must handle agent-speed workloads (recursive, bursty, massive). The 'screen time' KPI dies: future software will be...

A new 'Agent-Native Infrastructure' category emerges — legacy digital infrastructure was built for human-speed traffic; the new internet must handle agent-speed workloads (recursive, bursty, massive). The 'screen time' KPI dies: future software will be priced on automated outcomes rather than human engagement hours. | First $10B-valuation agent-infrastructure company

Key catalyst: First $10B-valuation agent-infrastructure company

Watch events: Outcome-based pricing adoption metrics; agent-infrastructure funding rounds

Vercel AI SDK, Cloudflare Workers AI, Browserbase, E2B, Modal Labs all emerging as agent-native infrastructure. Outcome-based pricing (Intercom Fin, Zendesk AI) launching in 2025-2026.

No probability history yet. The first evidence will arrive via /api/intake or the daily milestone sweep / weekly LBP run.

No propagation data yet. Run inference/.venv/bin/python scripts/ops/run_loopy_belief_propagation.py on the droplet, or wait for the Sunday 02:00 UTC weekly cron.

Beneficiaries (13)

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