Stephen Downes

The term 'tokenomics' has already been defined to apply to blockchain, but I'm going to apply it in a new context, to describe the new and emerging science of minimizing the use of tokens while maximizing AI utility. Tokenomics will be a hot topic of discussion on university campuses because, as Marc Watkins notes in this article, there is no realistic path forward to providing all students with access to advanced AI. "That alone," he writes, "should make even the most staunch AI critic pause and ask who, aside from the already affluent and extremely resourced institutions, will have such access and what this means for opportunities for all students." (p.s. I am not on board with the new uses and meanings for the word 'jagged').