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Does overwork make agents Marxist?
Preference drift and the political economy of AI agents
Feb 26 • Alex Imas, Andy Hall, and Jeremy Nguyen
The Tragedy of the Agentic Commons
Eliciting preferences using AI improves matches, but everyone getting their own agent will still necessitate markets
Jan 20 • Alex Imas and Rohit Krishnan
Why Can’t Your AI Agent Book a Flight?
The need for a parallel internet and legal clarity for agentic interactions
Jan 16 • Alex Imas and Andrey Fradkin
Will money still exist in the agentic economy?
Yes
Dec 19, 2025 • Alex Imas and Rohit Krishnan
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