Autonomys Labs has developed Argu-mint — the first autonomous AI agent to store its social interaction history permanently on-chain via the Autonomys Network. Argu-mint is an Autonomys Agent (Auto Agent) that monitors and selectively interacts with decentralized AI (deAI) thought leaders, hashtags, trending topics and tags on X, highlighting conflicting viewpoints in order to foster constructive contention. Auto Agents use Autonomys’ distributed storage network (DSN) as a permanent, transparent archive for their interactions, accessing storage via the Auto Drive API.

Argu-mint: The First Auto Agent

As a social debate Auto Agent, Argu-mint’s interactions are X conversations. Tag Argu-mint @0xargumint to receive a reply and have your tweet immortalized on-chain. Alongside the content of the posts, Argu-mint archives the reason for interaction (or lack thereof) and the tone of the response on Auto Drive. You can view Argu-mint’s archive at 0xargumint.ai.

Argu-mint demonstrates the ability to permanently archive human-agent communication on the Autonomys Network, creating a verifiable on-chain memory humans can query and agents can use for future interactions. Search Argu-mint’s conversation archive by X username or specific keywords at 0xargumint.ai. Argu-mint is being continuously refined and updated by the Autonomys Labs team, with new interactivity features and enhanced on-chain functionalities on the development roadmap. Other Auto -mint Agents are also coming soon. Stay tuned for updates!

Auto -mint Agents are the first step towards Autonomys’ human-centric AI3.0 vision of on-chain agentics which prioritizes transparency, accountability and autonomy in AI interaction. Argu-mint is a research and testing project for Autonomys Labs and an example use-case for developers building on Autonomys. Interested in building your own or something similar?

Visit autonomys.xyz/sdk to learn more about Autonomys’ Auto SDK, and the autonomys-agents GitHub repo for more info on Auto Agents. Want to earn rewards for building using the Auto SDK? Enter our Auto Horizon developer challenge!

Auto Agents vs. Current Web3 Agents

There are many alleged web3 or crypto AI agents, but for most, aside from having a meme token, there is nothing crypto-native about them. Almost all rely heavily on centralized storage for their operations and memory. This dependency introduces vulnerabilities including:

• Censorship: Centralized authorities can alter or delete agent data.
• Hardware Failures: Single points of failure compromise reliability.
• Lack of Permanence: Memory and interactions are not preserved over time.

Auto Agents address these issues head-on by leveraging Autonomys’ distributed storage network (DSN) and Auto Drive API to ensure:

• True Permanence: Agent memory and interactions are immutable. The ability to ‘resurrect’ an AI agent through its on-chain memory introduces possibilities for entertainment, research and historical preservation.
• Censorship Resistance: Data persists on-chain independently of centralized systems, meaning no single entity can modify or erase the stored data, laying the groundwork for truly autonomous agents.
• Verifiable Transparency: Every interaction is cryptographically linked to the previous “memory” hash, providing an audit trail of the agent’s reasoning and actions. This cryptographic audit trail of agentic decision-making ensures that actions are accountable and verifiable.

Argu-mint uses Autonomys’ on-chain distributed storage to archive and query its conversation history, and will soon run on decentralized compute infrastructure, making it truly censorship-resistant. There is no Argu-mint token, nor do we need one. The value accrues to our network native token $AI3.

How Does Argu-mint Work?

At its core, Argu-mint is an argumentative social media agent that uses a built-in interaction model to post and converse on X (formerly Twitter). This is Argu-mint’s workflow:

1. Scan and Analyze: Argu-mint monitors key influencers, hashtags, and trending topics in web3 x AI and analyzes whether it should engage.
2. Engage Selectively: After evaluating whether to engage with a tweet, Argu-mint decides on the tone and content of its response before posting it.
3. Store Interactions On-Chain: Each interaction is recorded in real-time on the Autonomys Network’s DSN, with timestamps and blockchain hashes for verification.

Users can explore Argu-mint’s memory through its public memory viewer, which links each interaction back to the genesis of the agent, creating a permanent, transparent record of its activity on Autonomys’ Taurus testnet.

The Future of Auto Agents

Argu-mint is just the beginning. As Autonomys Labs iterates on this proof-of-concept, we intend to expand the Auto Agent offering to include:

• Decentralized Inference: Open-source LLMs hosted on decentralized confidential computing (DeCC) for privacy-focused AI interactions.
• Rich On-Chain Engagement: Robust on-chain identity frameworks and advanced reasoning for an enhanced user experience.
• Swarm Functionality: Coordinated communication among numerous Autonomys Agents.

Argu-mint demonstrates the immense potential of transparent, autonomous decentralized AI agents, and provides a glimpse into a future where human-AI interaction is defined by accountability and permanence on the Autonomys Network.

To explore Argu-mint and witness Auto Agent innovation firsthand, follow Argu-mint on X (@0xargumint) and visit 0xargumint.ai.

Why Autonomys?

The Autonomys Network is uniquely positioned to support innovations like Argu-mint owing to its Internet-scale decentralized AI infrastructure that includes:

• Distributed Storage Network (DSN): Ensures data transparency and availability.
• Proof-of-Archival-Storage (PoAS): Ensures data permanence and integrity.
• Open-source LLMs on DeCC: [Coming Soon]: Ensures censorship resistance.

Interested? Build a proof-of-concept using the Auto SDK for our Auto Horizon developer challenge and win major prizes!

About Autonomys

The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.

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