Two papers outline 'Agentic Economics' for managing AI agent R&D resources
dotey · x · 2026-10-13
dotey highlights two papers arguing that 'agentic economics' is emerging as a core discipline for AI-native companies. Google DeepMind's Agentic Economies for Autonomous Scientific Discovery contends that multi-agent research systems need infrastructure for resource management—collaborative prioritization, credit assignment, accountability, and security—beyond raw capability gains. The Economics of Recursive Self-Improvement models RSI as directed graphs, showing net acceleration depends on the product of elasticities across feedback loops; a back-of-the-envelope calibration suggests loops aren't yet strong enough for self-sustaining acceleration, though they are strengthening.
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