Is the “AI agent” meme the next hot narrative in web3?

Source: Daoshuo Blockchain

A while ago, I shared a MEME coin GOAT operated by an AI agent in an article.

The main reason why I shared this token is not because it is MEME, but because it is operated by an AI agent (@truth_terminal). I have always been very concerned about the combined application of AI and encryption technology. But unfortunately, many so-called AI + Crypto projects have been misleading for a long time. Although GOAT is a MEME coin, the application of AI in this scenario does create value and is still worthy of attention.

After GOAT, I found that more and more similar AI agent projects have begun to emerge, such as Aether, an AI agent in the Facaster ecosystem.

For a detailed introduction to this AI agent, you can refer to the reference link at the end of the article.

To summarize it in a few simple sentences:

This agent opens the autonomous operation of the entire process:

- It can create NFTs. First, it issued NFTs on the second-layer extension Base; then it co-launched an NFT on Base with Jacob, the founder of Zora.

- It socialized on Facaster and launched a token reward activity for community members.

- It also launched a subscription service.

- It also funded some creative activities in the Facaster ecosystem.

Interestingly, the crypto assets in the wallet of this AI agent now have reached 100,000 US dollars. One of its income sources is the sale of NFTs and the other is donations.

I think the intelligence and activity of this AI agent have evolved more than @truth_terminal.

In the article on August 21, I once shared ORA's IMO (Initial Model Offering) model. In the project's conception, this model may be used to raise funds for building on-chain language models and use encryption technology to finance AI projects.

But so far, it seems that the IMO model has not made much progress and its application is very limited.

But now, new innovations are coming again.

Back to the AI ​​agent introduced in this article, if this AI agent has a certain market and a certain value, can it also be financed and developed in a similar way to IXO?

Some project parties have already thought of this.

Virtual is trying this.

Virtual is also a platform on the second-layer extension Base chain. This platform provides various tools for users to create their own AI agents, and at the same time as creating agents, the AI ​​agents are tokenized.

As long as the project party has a wild imagination, this AI agent can be used in any field. If the AI ​​agent makes money, users holding the AI ​​agent token can theoretically share the profits.

This model is called IAO (Initial AI Agent Offering).

There are already some AI agents on this platform. These agents also have their own tokens. However, at this stage, these agents do not seem to be as profitable as imagined, so many players still only regard the tokens of these AI agents as MEME coins.

But what I hope to see more is that these AI agents can really generate substantial income one day, so that its tokens can be truly empowered.

In the introduction of this platform, it imagines the role and value of AI agents, such as conducting activities on (overseas version) Douyin, helping players play games,...

In short, there is a lot of room for exploration and imagination.

Whether this model can succeed or not, we still have to wait for time to verify, but at least this trend and sign are worthy of our attention.

In addition, there is another point worth noting:

Whether it is Aether or Virtual on Facaster, they are all projects in the Base ecosystem or the main venue for activities is Base.

Along the way, Base is now increasingly showing a unique temperament, and has demonstrated strong innovation and exploration capabilities in many second-layer extensions of Ethereum.