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episode 532: David Minarsch: Autonolas – Autonomous AI Agents
The Autonolas stack aims to address the ‘A’ in DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation), through its Open Autonomy framework, which enables the creation of autonomous, off-chain services for crypto applications. A key component for ensuring the proper operation of these off-chain autonomous economic agents, is the consensus mechanism. The protocol is overseen by the Governatooorr, the world’s first autonomous, AI-powered governor.
We were joined by David Minarsch, co-founder of Valory, to discuss the ever-changing landscape of AI agents and how they can be used to automate crypto applications.
Topics covered in this episode:
- David’s background and founding Valory
- Agentic AI systems
- Multi-agent systems
- Autonolas’ agent framework
- Collaborative agent economy & composability
- DAO optimisation via autonomous agents
- Potential attack vectors & AI risks
Episode links:
- David Minarsch on Twitter
- Autonolas on Twitter
- Valory on Twitter
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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/532