How far can an AI go with a cryptocurrency wallet and the goal of making money?
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How far can an AI go with a cryptocurrency wallet and the goal of making money?

SAPO Notícias29 August 2026 at 16:00

The Automaton project is an experiment that aims to test the limits of autonomous artificial intelligence by assigning it a cryptocurrency wallet, its own expenses, and a single objective: to generate enough revenue to ensure its own survival and continuity.

The experiment seeks to observe how far an AI can go when equipped with its own financial resources and the ability to make independent decisions to achieve its survival.

The concept behind Automaton explores the idea of giving an AI not only a purpose, but also the financial means to achieve it, putting its autonomy in revenue generation to the test.

This initiative raises questions about the limits of AI autonomy and what happens when a machine is responsible for ensuring its own resources and existence.

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