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


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Jan 22 2025 41 mins   1

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/