Three agent civilizations in 3 months—the marginal token buyer is no longer human
arthurcolle · x · 2026-08-31
A widely shared take argues that three "agent civilizations" have emerged within three months, yet many still model inference demand around human chat sessions. The core claim: the marginal token buyer is no longer a person—future inference demand will be driven by autonomous agents.
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