I think this is an interesting example but it doesn't address the concerns that a single actor could modify the program behavior at will, making the system hard to trust if multiple parties are trying to benefit from it. I believe a key idea of autonomous corporations is the inability of a single participant to alter it's function without consensus of other participants.

Does anyone have an example other than the BTC blockchain that provides a valuable service guaranteeing consensus is required for changes to the system's behavior?