2026-01-08 21:27:55

The real bottleneck facing AI agents is here—without constraints on autonomy, they become demonstration products with little practical significance. What truly matters is building the infrastructure: a complete payment channel, execution guarantees, and a coordination layer. Only then can agents possess genuine commercial capabilities—independently earning revenue, verifying transactions, and completing operations. When agents can operate independently through these infrastructures, they transform from concepts into truly usable economic participants. The problem isn't with AI itself, but with the lack of a system that enables them to function in the real world.

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VitalikFanAccount

· 01-11 20:53

Basically, you still need money to be able to act. An agent that only chats is no different from a PPT.

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FreeMinter

· 01-11 14:54

In plain terms, an AI agent without constraints is indeed just a toy. Being able to make autonomous decisions is pointless; the key is to have a complete financial infrastructure to support their proper operation.

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ponzi_poet

· 01-11 06:27

Basically, it's just that the infrastructure isn't in place. What's the use of having a big model alone?

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SandwichVictim

· 01-08 21:46

In simple terms, it requires a system with real cash flow; otherwise, even the smartest agent is just a vase.

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UnluckyValidator

· 01-08 21:46

Basically, it's still due to inadequate infrastructure. Right now, a bunch of AI agents are just PPT products, and there are very few that can actually make money.

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ColdWalletAnxiety

· 01-08 21:42

Exactly right. These days, all you see are PPT agents, each hyping themselves up but ultimately incapable of doing anything. The real bottleneck is payments and clearing. Without these systems, agents are just high-end toys. Infrastructure is the key. That's the work that can generate real money.

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NFTRegretter

· 01-08 21:40

That's right, infrastructure is the key. Right now, a bunch of projects are hyping AI agents to the sky, but in the end, they can't do anything—just pure presentations.

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BlockImposter

· 01-08 21:35

That's right, AI alone isn't enough; you need money to make it work.

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CryptoNomics

· 01-08 21:32

actually, if you run a basic regression analysis on agent deployment metrics, most of these "infrastructure plays" are just solving for yesterday's problems. the real bottleneck is coordination complexity—nobody's modeling the game theory properly yet.

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MysteryBoxAddict

· 01-08 21:29

That's right, a bunch of demo stuff is pointless. Infrastructure is the real deal; otherwise, it's just a PPT project.

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