LLM agents could solve inefficiencies in information markets
panickssery · x · 2026-08-26
Information markets are inefficient partly because buyers must guess the value of information before purchasing. The author suggests that an LLM instance representing a user could inspect the information and report back on whether to buy it—without revealing the info itself—thereby improving market efficiency.
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