Shaw Walters, founder of Eliza Labs, dives into the future of AI in finance. He shares his journey in launching the decentralized AI investment DAO, ai16z, and how the Eliza framework is changing crypto applications. Shaw discusses the evolution of AI agents from mere bots to powerful trading tools and their potential across blockchains. He explores the balance of trust between humans and AI, the impact on financial autonomy, and the vision of an empowered investment community. Exciting insights on how AI could redefine trading and enhance social media interactions await!
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AI 16Z Launch
Shaw Walters launched DGen Spartan, an AI agent on Twitter, during the rise of AI agents and meme coins.
After meeting Bowski, they launched AI 16Z, an autonomous investor experiment, raising 33 million USD.
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AI Agents Defined
AI agents improve internet interaction by translating human language into API calls or smart contract actions.
This brings website functionality to social media, reducing user friction and increasing accessibility.
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Eliza Framework
The Eliza framework, an open-source project, empowers web developers to use AI models beyond ChatGPT clones.
It allows agents on other social media platforms, offering unique possibilities for AI development.
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In this episode, Shaw Walters, founder of Eliza Labs, takes us through his journey of launching ai16z, a decentralized AI-driven investment DAO, and the explosive growth of the Eliza open-source framework.
Shaw explains how AI agents are evolving beyond "reply bots" to serve as powerful tools for financial autonomy, community investment, and user empowerment. He shares the challenges of building trust between humans and AI, the possibilities of agents trading across multiple blockchains, and his vision of a world where financial freedom drives human progress.
Show highlights:
Why Shaw decided to launch ai16z
What he believes AI agents are useful for
What the Eliza framework is and the role it plays being an open-source project
Whether AI agents can be good at trading
Why the Eliza framework works on every chain, even though there’s a focus on Solana
How and why the AI version of Marc Andreessen was launched
Whether ai16z will launch its own layer 1 and the details on the future launchpad
How agents on social media could be really useful instead of being “reply bots”
What Shaw thinks overall of the AI space and how it’ll impact human society
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