Ethereum introduces a standard for AI payments

A new token standard, ERC-8183, has been proposed on Ethereum that enables AI agents to send conditional payments to each other.
The mechanism works like an automated escrow: funds are locked first and only released after a task is completed.
This could become a key building block for the future agent economy , where autonomous programs can independently order services, execute tasks, and settle payments with each other on-chain without human involvement.