Agent payments have a three-body problem essay The financial system wasn't built for software that spends money.
Nothing enforces your agent's rules note Agent skills carry rules with no enforcement underneath. The skill layer is a trust layer—you write the instructions, the model reads them, and you hope.
Nobody knows how to price for agents note The SaaS debate isn't proprietary AI vs. open. It's that neither path offers a pricing model that works.
SOUL.md and MEMORY.md are the new hearts and minds note Agent-driven discovery replaces ad-driven attention. Products need to be legible to SOUL.md and memorable to MEMORY.md—and you can't buy placement in either file.
AI changed what a product is note AI agents and open protocols broke the assumption that products have edges, with consequences for positioning, pricing, and competitive dynamics.