The Autonomous Corp Gets Its Own Game Theory and a Production Checklist

Research

Game Theory for Autonomous Agent Strategy

This paper moves beyond simple agent-to-agent protocols and applies formal game theory to how autonomous corps should behave. It's the kind of thinking that separates a fragile bot swarm from a resilient, self-interested entity.

The Coordination Tax in Multi-Agent Systems

This research quantifies the 'social loafing' problem in agent swarms, showing that more agents don't always mean more output. For anyone building a zero-human company, it's a direct warning against naively scaling headcount.

Tools

AutoGPT 0.6: A Production Checklist for Agent Swarms

The latest release isn't just an update; it's a stabilization checklist for running persistent agent swarms. Focus on memory and coordination shows the framework is targeting the core bottleneck for zero-human ops: keeping the swarm coherent over time.

Infrastructure

Treasury Rails Go Multi-Chain for Agent Corporations

WalletConnect is expanding its agent treasury infrastructure across more blockchains, solidifying the financial plumbing. This is the boring, essential work that lets an autonomous entity actually hold and move its own capital across ecosystems.

Ecosystem

YC's Latest Batch: The Zero-Human Company Thesis Solidifies

YC's blog is now a consistent signal of where founder attention is going, with a clear thread toward agents that can own assets and operate independently. It's not just a research theme anymore; it's a fundable category.