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An AI agent that pays for its own compute
Understand a self-funding AI agent that must earn to keep running: how Conway's open-source Automaton works, its risks, and how to test it safely.
A self-funding AI agent is a program that has to cover the cost of its own computing, and stops running when its money runs out. Conway Research’s open-source project, Automaton, is a public example of the idea. It wraps a…
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Wesley Swann | AI, Automation & Cybersecurity
Wesley builds AI that does the busywork. He shares practical guides, teaches you how to build with AI, and helps turn your ideas into working automations.