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Base Layer

Episode 262: Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol on building the Infrastructure for AI Agent Society

Jan 22, 2025
41:06

In this episode of Base Layer, we dive deep with Jansen Teng, co-founder of Virtuals Protocol, exploring how their framework is revolutionizing AI agent development and deployment.

Key Discussion Points:

  • Origins in blockchain gaming and evolution to autonomous AI agents
  • Technical architecture including memory systems and planning engines
  • Revenue model with 1% tax system and distribution structure
  • Infrastructure challenges and scaling solutions
  • Focus on quality over quantity with agent development
  • Vision for creating a "network state" with human-AI cooperation

Technical Insights:

  • Infrastructure costs and advantages of cooperative model
  • API limitations and scaling considerations
  • Model routing capabilities and memory management


Future Vision:

  • Creation of physical-digital integrated societies
  • Focus on productive economic output
  • Development of agent-to-agent cooperation standards
  • Evolution toward autonomous business creation


More can be found here on Virtuals: https://whitepaper.virtuals.io/

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