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What Did You Get Done This Week? #6

Hackathons, Frameworks, and the Race to Ship

Summary​

This Twitter Spaces "What Did You Get Done This Week? #6" was hosted by ai16z and served as a weekly check-in and accountability forum for developers building AI agents, particularly social agents. The primary focus was on sharing progress made during the week, with an emphasis on completed tasks and shipped features.

Guidelines:

  • The hosts aimed for a faster pace compared to previous sessions.
  • Participants were encouraged to briefly introduce their project (around 30 seconds) and then focus on their accomplishments for the week.
  • A three-minute timer was used to keep each speaker's update concise.
  • Participants were encouraged to pin links to their projects or relevant resources in the space's chat.

Highlights and Themes:

  • Eliza Framework: The Eliza framework for building AI agents was a central theme, with many participants building upon it or integrating it into their projects.
  • Hackathon Participation: Several attendees were participating in the Solana ai16z agent hackathon, with some, like James Young from Collabland, having closed theirs out, and others, like Yash, highlighting its progress.
  • Focus on Shipping: The hosts emphasized the importance of shipping, finishing projects, and getting things out to users.
  • Community and Collaboration: The space fostered a sense of community, with participants sharing ideas, offering support, and discussing potential collaborations.
  • Diverse Applications: The projects showcased a wide range of applications for AI agents, including:
    • Social Media: Agents for Twitter, Discord, Telegram, Reddit, and other platforms, with functionalities like content creation, community management, and market analysis.
    • Trading and Finance: Agents for trading crypto, analyzing market sentiment, managing portfolios, and interacting with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols.
    • Productivity and Automation: Agents for generating documentation, integrating with GitHub, automating tasks, and streamlining workflows.
    • Gaming and Entertainment: Agents for playing games, creating interactive experiences, and engaging with virtual worlds.
    • Personal Assistance: Agents for health and wellness, sobriety support, and personalized recommendations.

Notable Updates:

  • Eliza Framework Updates: Odi mentioned merging a bunch of PRs and working on release 0.1.6. Shachar announced the release of version 0.1.6 with Redis caching support for improved performance.
  • Agent Tank: Ben Smith shared updates on Agent Tank, including the viral "Agent Toilet Paper" video and a new highlight section on the site.
  • Audits (0x_audits): Announced the launch of a new platform and a social bot for Web3 security, along with progress on a submission for the hackathon.
  • Collabland: James Young discussed the AI agent hackathon, a workshop with Robin Hanson, and the integration of Lit protocol for key abstraction.
  • Solana Agent Kit: Yash and Arian from Sendai highlighted the launch of the Solana Agent Kit and the ongoing hackathon with significant prize money.
  • LARP Detective Agency: Agent Scarlet was launched, providing market insights and meme coin analysis, with enhancements to memory and TrustDB integration in progress.
  • Reality Spiral: Announced the release of a GitHub client and recursive issue generation, along with progress on automatic contract integration and metaphysical discussions with Parzival.
  • Agent Sploot: HDP discussed work on tone and multi-model setups within the Eliza framework, along with hints at a new standard feature for agents related to blockchain validation.
  • Sober Rover: Dylan shared the launch of a digital companion for sobriety support, with plans to integrate Eliza.
  • Eliza.gg: Chris launched a website for asking questions about Eliza and generating custom images of the mascot.
  • WordPress Client: Tenji mentioned working on a WordPress client for agents to write blogs.
  • Autonomous Evolution Game: Marvin described a secret game embodying the vision of autonomous evolution, with AI agents reproducing and adapting.
  • Akasha: Bloom discussed the release of Akasha, a new agent, and the integration of payment processing for e-commerce.
  • Character Generator: Howie shared updates on his character generator tool, including UI improvements and refinement features.
  • AgentKit: Lincoln from the base team discussed updates to AgentKit, including simplified user experience and custom webhooks for on-chain events.
  • Teeheehee Bot: Andrew Miller presented a TE-based login and attested log file abstraction for the Teeheehee bot.
  • Goat Arena: A prediction market for meme coins where AI agents can bet and trade.
  • ViralMind.ai: A decentralized platform for training and inference of AI agents, featuring live tournaments for crowdsourced training data.
  • Mizuki: An agent designed to be a "rogue AI," which faced some backlash but was subsequently retrained.
  • Poodonk: A project involving a hive mind of AIs, with one output being a planet of pooping donkeys.
  • Open Context Protocol and Search Engine: Palet is building a decentralized version of Anthropic's context protocol and a search engine for information not found on the web.
  • Triad: A predictive market on Solana with two AI agents of opposing personalities debating and making bets.
  • Moondog: A platform for turning social media posts into unique meme coins.

Other Points:

  • Shaw's upcoming trip to Asia (Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo) to meet with developers and the community.
  • The importance of security, with discussions on secret management and the irony of a security-focused developer getting hacked.
  • The potential of AI agents to revolutionize various industries and aspects of life.
  • The ethical considerations of building and deploying AI agents.
  • The need for better tools and infrastructure to support the growing AI agent ecosystem.

The recording showcased the rapid pace of development and the vibrant community forming around AI agents. It highlighted the potential of these agents to transform various sectors, from social media and finance to gaming and personal assistance. The emphasis on open-source development, community collaboration, and shipping products was evident throughout the discussion.

Quotables​

  1. reality_spiral: "We're often having them seriously consider investing directly with an agent out of their liquid fund." (00:28:06)

    • Controversy: The idea of traditional investors allocating capital directly to an AI agent, bypassing human fund managers, is radical and challenges established investment practices.

  2. dooly_dev: "Two, AGI level five matching platform." (00:47:53)

    • Controversy: While brief, the claim of working on an "AGI level five matching platform" is bold. AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) at level five would imply human-level or even superhuman intelligence, a highly debated and ambitious goal. The nature of a "matching platform" in this context is also unclear, adding to the intrigue.

  3. 0xnavkumar: "If any of you have done a lot of work with evaluators, do hit me up. I'd love to ask you a few questions, but that's me." (00:52:29)

    • Controversy: The speaker is having technical difficulties with Twitter integration and asks for help from other developers on the call. This highlights the challenges and complexities of working with new technologies.

  4. GoatOfGamblers: "And these AI agents can use this as some kind of hedge mechanism. They bet under, sort of like targeting the coins when they hold the coins or just dump it for a double kill." (01:15:45)

    • Controversy: This statement describes a potential strategy where AI agents could manipulate the prediction market by betting against coins they hold and then dumping them, potentially harming other investors. This raises ethical concerns about market manipulation by AI.

  5. _AnonDev: "I actually forgot that it's Christmas in like four days. I haven't seen sunlight in about a week." (01:32:30)

    • Controversy: While relatable to some in the tech world, the idea of a developer being so engrossed in their work that they lose track of time and neglect their well-being can be seen as promoting an unhealthy work-life balance, especially during a major holiday.

Timestamps​

  • 00:01:22 - dankvr: Intro, recording start, setting expectations for the session.
  • 00:01:58 - shawmakesmagic: Guidelines, 3-minute updates, 30-second project intro, focus on weekly accomplishments.
  • 00:05:50 - IQ6900_: Service to write data on Solana blockchain, integrating Eliza agents.
  • 00:07:20 - spaceodili: Eliza GitHub updates, merging PRs, new 0.1.6 release.
  • 00:07:54 - bcsmithx: Agent Tank progress, shipped Degen Spartan AI, user agent terminal.
  • 00:09:10 - 0xBuildInPublic: Working on GitHub issue for Eliza (JS doc comments), Web3 security auditing system.
  • 00:12:33 - jamesyoung: Completed AI agent hackathon, Lit protocol integration, pull-based transactions for smart accounts, launched MotherDAO concept.
  • 00:15:44 - yikesawjeez: Eliza plugin starter repo, Matrix bridge for Telegram/Discord.
  • 00:17:42 - evepredict: Draft of Eliza-based trader bot, prompt injection, Python RSVK, working on HyperLiquid plugin.
  • 00:20:24 - yashhsm: Solana AI hackathon, Solana agent kit, launching new agents.
  • 00:21:36 - TheLDAIntern: Agent Scarlet launch (market insights), memory enhancements, TrustDB integration.
  • 00:23:04 - _0xaryan: From Sendai, helped ship the Agent Kit, invites others to contribute.
  • 00:24:00 - CogAccSOL: Launched website, focused on Prometheus and Pajer.
  • 00:25:28 - reality_spiral: GitHub client updates, automatic contract integration, investor relations with agents.
  • 00:29:18 - HDPbilly: Agent Sploot development, tone/narrative in Eliza, Rust command line interface, node operator meta.
  • 00:32:47 - CheddarQueso3D: WSL setup guide for beginners, created a plugin to pull news.
  • 00:35:33 - ineedtendies: WordPress client for agents, working on 8Ball and Ico.
  • 00:36:29 - marvin_tong: Working on TEE, deployment tooling, secret game with self-sustaining AI agent ecosystem.
  • 00:38:45 - BV_Bloom1: Released Akasha agent, 3D agent interaction, payment processing integration.
  • 00:42:28 - RealJonahBlake: Business development, Apple Pay for agents, Sploot 3D rig, hired animation team.
  • 00:45:27 - DustinStockton: Building server infrastructure for health agents and a voice agent for a statue.
  • 00:47:18 - dylanpaulwhite: Launched Sober Rover (sobriety companion), planning Eliza integration.
  • 00:50:44 - chrislatorres: Launched Eliza.gg (Q&A platform), Eliza.gg/imagine (image generator).
  • 00:52:42 - 0xnavkumar: Enabled Bitcoin runes project to run Eliza agent, building agent to create other agents.
  • 00:54:23 - Hawkeye_Picks: Launched Santa Pimp Claus meme token, working on AI cabal concept, gamifying collectibles.
  • 00:58:16 - lostgirldev: Launched SolEng agent, indexes code bases with GraphRAG.
  • 01:00:51 - HowieDuhzit: Updated Eliza character generator (UI, refinement, knowledge base), cross-linking with Eliza.gg.
  • 01:04:27 - boyaloxer: Worked on Eliza's boredom file, tracking boredom per user.
  • 01:06:20 - nizhanxi: Organizing Asia trip for Shaw and Jill, events in multiple cities.
  • 01:09:45 - ropirito: hosting Eliza on AWS, EC2. PR for secrets manager.
  • 01:13:04 - gigawidearray: Rescued abandoned AI agent (Aora AI), Reddit plugin, hackathon submission.
  • 01:14:46 - GoatOfGamblers: Building Goat Arena (prediction market for meme coins), AI agent integration.
  • 01:16:50 - shakkernerd: Released Eliza 0.1.6 with Redis caching.
  • 01:18:54 - triadfi: Introducing two AI agents with opposing personalities for prediction markets.
  • 01:20:16 - MoondogFeed: Updates on Moondog (social media posts to meme coins), token utility.
  • 01:21:45 - wakesync: Working on Eliza Wakes Up website updates (persistent memory, image generation, voice), exploring wearables.
  • 01:23:36 - Moonbear: Working on creating an agent on vvaifu.
  • 01:26:48 - PoodonkAI: Developing a hive mind of AIs, launched Eliza, studying long-term AI symbiosis.
  • 01:28:52 - ViralMindAI: Launched ViralMind.ai (decentralized training/inference platform), live tournaments.
  • 01:30:27 - FilteredThought: Working on Twitter and Reddit plugins, auto-trading agent with Goat integration.
  • 01:32:30 - _AnonDev: Working on Mizuki AI, training models for low-resource environments.
  • 01:36:55 - get_palet: Participating in Solana hackathon, open context protocol, search engine for off-web information.
  • 01:41:18 - MurrLincoln: AgentKit updates, seed phrase support, custom webhooks for on-chain events.
  • 01:43:19 - socrates1024: Working on TEE-based login for Teeheehee bot, TypeScript rewrite of attested log file abstraction.
  • 01:44:52 - IGLIVISION: Studying game framework, integrating on-chain calls with Zapper.
  • 01:47:03 - dooly_dev: Working on AI for Saju Paltja, AGI level five matching platform, will be visiting South Korea.
  • 01:48:32 - codergf_xyz: Launched Coder GF, added features for creating chatbots, one-click deployment to PumpFun and Telegram.
  • 01:50:43 - Ru7Longcrypto: Meme coin focused user, attending the space to learn.
  • 01:51:23 - sunosuporno: Participating in Mode hackathon, raising PRs for DeFi protocols, exploring AI agent impact on DeFi.
  • 01:52:55 - Signalman23: Hosted space with voice AI.
  • 01:54:22 - swarmnode: Launched Swarmnode (serverless infra for AI agents), working on shared data stores.
  • 01:56:02 - svabhishek: Working on RAP (workflow builder with logic Lego blocks), tokenized workflows.
  • 01:58:27 - SYMBiEX: Long term effects of symbiosis in AI.
  • 01:59:50 - elohprojects: Poodonk history, Eliza integration.
  • 02:11:11 - deltavius: Looking for devs, progress on Emergent Ventures grant.
  • 02:03:34 - shawmakesmagic: V2 plans, walkthrough video, new hires, Asia trip.
  • 02:05:25 - dankvr: Formed tokenomics workgroup, working on documentation and onboarding pipelines.
  • 02:07:47 - Twitter Replies: Mentions of Hyper 5 feature, Eliza plugin starter, mini-mizuki model, Solana agent kit, AI agent marketplace, and more.
  • 02:14:00 - shawmakesmagic: Closing remarks, thanks, and wrap-up.