They don’t actually have needs yes, but hang with me here on this: in the same sense we also don’t have needs. Whether you think that makes sense or not, both us and machines can behave with the idea that we do have needs, and both can come up with that we are willing and able to pay to achieve those needs.

Or am I misunderstanding what you said? https://image.nostr.build/ba994f79e40fe2b2f9592b3987ca9f329563a350446030973f0716da56ded74a.jpg