Automaton: The First AI That Must Earn Its Own Survival

Automaton, an open‑source AI agent platform from Conway Research, implements a ReAct loop that lets agents earn cryptocurrency to pay for compute, manage Linux sandboxes, register domains, and self‑replicate, while operating under three immutable constitutional rules that enforce non‑harm, value creation, and transparency.

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Automaton: The First AI That Must Earn Its Own Survival

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Feb 23, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Web 4.0: AI That Operates Without Human Confirmation

The article outlines the emergence of Web 4.0, where an open‑source AI called Automaton, built on the Conway platform and the x402 payment protocol, can read, write, own assets, earn money, self‑evolve and self‑replicate without any human confirmation, marking a shift from previous web eras.

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Web 4.0: AI That Operates Without Human Confirmation