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title: "AI Agents as Independent Economic Actors Is ‘Not a Stretch’ for 5-Year Timeline, According to Andreessen Horowitz"
date: 2026-05-09
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description: "We could see autonomous AI agents holding crypto wallets, earning income, paying for compute and operating as independent economic actors within five years."
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# AI Agents as Independent Economic Actors Is ‘Not a Stretch’ for 5-Year Timeline, According to Andreessen Horowitz

We could see autonomous AI agents holding crypto wallets, earning income, paying for compute and operating as independent economic actors within five years.

*Published: 2026-05-09*