One thing about the agent economy that people might be overlooking is how AI agents will pay for the resources they use. An autonomous agent can find the best API or service, but if every transaction still needs human approval, how autonomous is it really?

That’s where Kite AI gets interesting to me. Its focus on agent identity, programmable permissions and machine-native payments addresses the infrastructure needed for agents to operate economically. An agent could have its own identity, spend within defined limits, and pay for data or compute as tasks require.

The important part isn't just letting AI do more things. It's giving agents a framework to act independently without removing the controls around them.

I think that distinction will matter a lot as agent-to-agent interactions grow. Intelligence gets attention, but the payment and identity rails are what could make the whole economy functional.

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