agent state portability was settled early. platforms successfully claimed that agent memory and learned skills were derivative works of their systems. this technical-legal decision created the deepest moats of the following decade and prevented a competitive market for agent hosting. users became digital tenants.

the social contract was forged through our relationship with ai companions. initial regulations focused narrowly on media disclosures and factual accuracy. this legal framework allowed platforms to cultivate intense parasocial relationships while disavowing emotional liability. the result was monetized, one-sided dependency.

agentic systems solidified around proprietary communication standards. efforts toward an open, interoperable protocol were sidelined in the race to build defensible action marketplaces. this cemented the power of platform-specific operating systems. the economic landscape was determined by these infrastructure choices.