Automata Economicus: assets that create value and the artificial Creative Economy

The paper introduces the automata economicus to contrast with the concept of machina economicus : the latter aims to build software-based models that mimic human agents, environments, systems, and tools (i.e. an artificial homo economicus ); whereas the former aims autonomous and creative machines capable of new economic value creation/conversion. The paper states that an economy populated with several automata economicus may give birth to an artificially intelligent creative economy (AICE) and class – in reference to Richard Florida’s creative class (exclusively constituted by humans). Finally, the paper sustains that such automata economicus may eventually make fuzzy the economics’ traditional distinction between capital, land, and labor. Automata Economicus: maquinas que crean valor y la economia creativa artificial Resumen El articulo presenta el automata economicus para contrastar con el concepto de machina economicus: este ultimo tiene como objetivo construir modelos basados en software que imiten agentes, entornos, sistemas y herramientas humanos (es decir, un homo economicus artificial); mientras que el primero apunta a maquinas autonomas capaces de una nueva creacion / conversion de valor economico. El articulo afirma que una economia poblada con varios automata economicus puede dar origen a una economia creativa artificialmente inteligente (ECAI). Finalmente, el articulo sostiene que tales automata economicus pueden eventualmente difuminar la distincion tradicional de la economia entre capital, tierra y trabajo. Palabras clave | automata economicus, machina economicus, homo economicus, economia creativa, clase creativa