In a surprising development, artificial intelligence models have shown a distinct preference for Bitcoin over traditional fiat currencies and even stablecoins in simulations designed to test monetary preferences. A new report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute reveals that 22 out of 36 AI models tested selected Bitcoin as their top monetary choice.
No AI model selected fiat currency as its primary preference. The study evaluated models from leading AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, and MiniMax. Researchers framed these models as autonomous economic agents, giving them complete freedom to choose monetary instruments across scenarios reflecting saving, payments, and settlement.
While Bitcoin was favored for long-term value, stablecoins were more frequently chosen for medium of exchange and settlement functions. However, Anthropic's AI models demonstrated the strongest preference for Bitcoin, with other labs showing varied but consistent patterns across their models. The researchers emphasize that these findings reflect training data patterns rather than definitive predictions for the crypto market.