An AI system can theoretically “become an independent economic agent” in a practical sense without legally owning money. For example, suppose it has access to a lot of resources owned by some company, and nobody can understand its logic or its decisions; and blindly letting it handle those resources is the only way for the company to stay competitive.
An AI system can theoretically “become an independent economic agent” in a practical sense without legally owning money. For example, suppose it has access to a lot of resources owned by some company, and nobody can understand its logic or its decisions; and blindly letting it handle those resources is the only way for the company to stay competitive.