[thuanao]

Not understanding that businesses don't want open data or open protocols. Internet businesses want to monopolize information and charge rent for it. Capitalists don't want to commodify software, as that means lower profits and competition. They want to monopolize it. That's the whole game, except for companies selling physical goods over the Internet.

[olalonde]

So, is the idea that MCP might benefit from more built-in support for things like paid APIs to incentivize businesses?

[thuanao]

I think so. Though the premise of MCP betrays that AI isn't human-level intelligent. If it was there would be no need for a standard interface. It would be able to read API docs, navigate UIs to generate the proper keys, enter in billing info, and use all of that to make API requests by trial and error. That's what humans do.

[8note]

i dont want to have to find it all those docs though.

its much faster if i hand it a packet

[riwsky]

software capitalists don’t want to commodify software. But their complements do: I could totally see Apple pushing for something like this to make the iPhone more valuable and integrated.