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I am getting sick and tired of our AI oligarchs

A developer argued that token economics in AI systems are fundamentally flawed and called for new approaches, drawing inspiration from natural systems. The critique, posted on Hacker News, challenged the current AI oligopoly's economic models.

read1 min publishedJun 5, 2026

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | from login Token economics don't make sense, and we need some new ideas ( eversoleken.substack.com ) 4 points by kennethops 9 days ago | past | 1 comment Signaling Is the Intelligence ( eversoleken.substack.com ) 3 points by gpi 43 days ago | past What if we start to draw inspiration from nature's greatest machine? ( eversoleken.substack.com ) 2 points by kennethops 44 days ago | past | 1 comment Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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news.ycombinator.com — original article Ask HN: What is your (AI) dev tech stack / workflow? (June 2026) Ask HN: Is the web for machines (/llm.txt) the one we wished we had as humans? Ask HN: Do you know any company that's making money with LLMs
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