Ethereum’s Daring Leap: AI’s New BFF or Just Another Fad?

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In a rather audacious display of ambition, Ethereum‘s esteemed core developer, Davide Crapis, joyfully unveiled the Ethereum Foundation’s latest brainchild, the “dAI Team,” on the rather unremarkable date of September the 15th. It appears they are positioning the network as a rather quaint base for AI agents, complete with meticulously outlined goals and timelines that would make a Swiss watchmaker blush. 😊

Ethereum Foundation Unveils ‘dAI Team’: The AI Renaissance Begins!

According to the rather enthusiastic announcement, our dear group’s mission is nothing short of magnificent: they aim to make Ethereum the favored settlement and coordination layer for the ever-so-trendy artificial intelligence (AI). This effort elegantly bifurcates into two tracks: enabling AI agents to engage in financial transactions and collaborate onchain, while simultaneously constructing a delightful decentralized AI stack to keep those pesky gatekeepers at bay. The team dreams of working closely with the revered Ethereum Foundation (EF) and showering public goods upon the ecosystem for a speedy adoption. 🎉

On the agenda lies ERC-8004-a proposed standard that seeks to ascertain not only what constitutes an AI agent, but also whether we should trust it or, indeed, run away screaming. This grand philosophy nods respectfully towards d/acc and the cherished values of Ethereum: neutrality, openness, and a fine sense of auditability-ensuring that while AI frolics upon public rails, the good folks maintain their agency. However, one must ponder: who truly maintains agency in a world where machines play chess? 🤔

In practical terms, this translates to earnest inquiries into multi-agent coordination, privacy-preserving computations, and bona fide verifiable inference-all the while ensuring that protocol improvements do not go unnoticed by dear developers. The EF ambitiously posits that it aspires for Ethereum to be “as useful for today’s AI developers as it will be for those sci-fi enthusiasts who relish in tales of future dystopias.” Meanwhile, it seeks to forge links between two communities that, like two ships passing in the night, often work in parallel. ⛵

Crapis himself is set to steer the ship, declaring his intent to lead the team and is pouring forth globally with hiring. They have openings for a Member of AI Staff, someone with a laser focus on research, and an AI project manager-reflecting a laboratory-style approach that fancies itself publishing openly, collaborating across disciplines, and, of course, striving for standards that will propel the ecosystem into the next dimension. 🚀

The pitch couldn’t be simpler: the more intelligent AI agents transact, the heavier the burden of requiring a neutral base layer for value, identity, and reputation-a layer not confined to the whims of a select few platforms. Thus, Ethereum benefits from an increase in real-world demand while AI finds a refuge in credible neutrality, escaping the shackles of lock-in. Ah, the sweet symbiosis! 🍃

Should the plan hold water, one can anticipate an influx of bots merrily signing transactions, a delightful uptick in proofs of model activities, and a conspicuous reduction in excuses for opacity-consider it AI onchain with magnificent receipts. Well, isn’t that a brave new world? 🌍

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2025-09-15 21:49