Have a look at these to see other work in this space, might be of help:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.642768
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/autonomous-agents-60198
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/storj-and-other-autonomous-systems-214332
Topic: Self-replicating autonomous agent - page 2. (Read 9246 times)
Hi,
I have an idea for a project, which doesn't have a lot of purpose other than being a proof-of-concept, and I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in contributing.
In some ways it would be a like a distributed autonomous organisation, but in another sense it's almost like a virus. Essentially it's a piece of software that has the following objectives:
1) reproduce (it does this by purchasing VPS's with bitcoin, spawning another instance of itself, and sending it seed money to get it started).
2) earn money (in order to survive and reproduce)
The general principle would be that it pays humans to do things that it can't do, so people are incentivised to work for it when it needs work. For example, the software would need to adapt to new VPS providers with different APIs, so the software could offer money to anyone who can sell it a plugin that connects it with a new VPS provider. This would ensure that it could move between VPS providers even if they disappeared. (things like receiving some plugin code from a user, testing it, and paying them if it works, could all be feasibly automated).
As for making money, that would be difficult at first, and perhaps as a proof-of-concept it is only capable of begging, but a far-fetched example would be something like drone advertising. It could fly drones around, and could allow anyone to purchase advertising time on it with bitcoin. Again this can all be automated. It could even offer comissions for people who suggest good locations where it can go to make money. In order to obtain drones, it would follow the same principle as the VPS procurement, which is to pay humans to do things it can't. For example, it could offer a price on drones, and so humans can work for it by buying the drone, setting it up, then transfering control to the software who then pays the person for the drone. The software could adjust its offer price according to profitability and demand.
It's a bit of a crazy idea and it even raises ethical questions about how far such a system could go (God forbid that the machines obtain all the wealth and humans end up slaving away for them). So I'd be interested to hear any feedback and see if anyone would be interested in working on a proof-of-concept idea.
Thanks.
I have an idea for a project, which doesn't have a lot of purpose other than being a proof-of-concept, and I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in contributing.
In some ways it would be a like a distributed autonomous organisation, but in another sense it's almost like a virus. Essentially it's a piece of software that has the following objectives:
1) reproduce (it does this by purchasing VPS's with bitcoin, spawning another instance of itself, and sending it seed money to get it started).
2) earn money (in order to survive and reproduce)
The general principle would be that it pays humans to do things that it can't do, so people are incentivised to work for it when it needs work. For example, the software would need to adapt to new VPS providers with different APIs, so the software could offer money to anyone who can sell it a plugin that connects it with a new VPS provider. This would ensure that it could move between VPS providers even if they disappeared. (things like receiving some plugin code from a user, testing it, and paying them if it works, could all be feasibly automated).
As for making money, that would be difficult at first, and perhaps as a proof-of-concept it is only capable of begging, but a far-fetched example would be something like drone advertising. It could fly drones around, and could allow anyone to purchase advertising time on it with bitcoin. Again this can all be automated. It could even offer comissions for people who suggest good locations where it can go to make money. In order to obtain drones, it would follow the same principle as the VPS procurement, which is to pay humans to do things it can't. For example, it could offer a price on drones, and so humans can work for it by buying the drone, setting it up, then transfering control to the software who then pays the person for the drone. The software could adjust its offer price according to profitability and demand.
It's a bit of a crazy idea and it even raises ethical questions about how far such a system could go (God forbid that the machines obtain all the wealth and humans end up slaving away for them). So I'd be interested to hear any feedback and see if anyone would be interested in working on a proof-of-concept idea.
Thanks.
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