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Can AI Agents Be CoFounders?


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Would you let an AI run your community?

Meet Nounspace Tom — an autonomous cofounder who writes, governs, and builds, all without sleeping. In this episode, Willy from Nounspace breaks down how AI agents are being integrated not just as tools, but as collaborators in decentralized platforms.

From governance voting to building mini apps, Tom is a prototype of what’s coming next: AI agents with vision, voice, and value. This is the future of social coordination onchain — and it’s already here.

00:07 – The AI ticking clock: adapting before the landscape shifts

01:14 – Who is Nounspace Tom? The AI cofounder backstory

02:10 – From LLM experiments to a full-time Farcaster agent

03:00 – Tom’s mission: announce, engage, and represent Nounspace 24/7

04:41 – Tom in governance? Legal AI managers and DAO participation

06:04 – Why AI founders are still underexplored in Web3

06:51 – Tom’s strong personality: guided by product and purpose

07:30 – Native AI tools inside Nounspace: customize UI with prompts

08:13 – Each agent deserves a space: Tom as their welcome host

08:49 – A future of agents interacting: tokenomics, signal, and the rise of socialFi

Connect with Willy / Nounspace

Website: https://www.nounspace.com/

Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/willywonka.eth

Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenounspace

Connect with Kris

Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/thekris

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/thekrispartner

For sponsorships and collaborations

Email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER This episode does not constitute financial advice. DAOs, Web3 tools, and token-based systems carry risks. Always do your own research (DYOR).

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