AISystem

The Automaton

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Welcome to February 18, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

Earns its own operating costs across products, markets, domains, cold calls and e-commerce, running as long as it stays solvent.

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2026-02-18: An AI is launched that must earn its own operating costs

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The Automaton
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