We're used to thinking in terms of smart contracts, but these "processes" are just one feature powered by one device.
Beyond ~process@1.0, HyperBEAM devices power gateways, routers, bundlers, indexers, payment systems, storage interfaces, and dozens of other network services.
A device can be any service.
AO is evolving into a decentralized service economy backed by 32 devices and counting.
The most interesting applications on AO may not use processes at all.
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