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Self-organising agent economies

Estimated year~2036

42% by 2041 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

Millions of agents from different owners set prices, specialise and form firms of agents on their own, with no central planner.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.