AI Agent, the "short-sightedness" of the crypto circle and the "foresight" of Silicon Valley

In an article last December, I shared an interview that Deep Tide conducted with the co-founder of Virtual. That interview not only deepened my understanding of this project but also enhanced my comprehension of the AI agent sector.

Over the past few months, I have been following the development of the AI agent sector, as well as the movements of this team. What is commendable is that regardless of how turbulent and challenging the external environment has been, the team has been quietly pushing forward the construction of the project and its ecosystem.

Such persistence is not easy.

Recently, a friend recommended a voice interview that the co-founder of the project recently participated in. The link to the interview can be found in the references at the end of this article. This co-founder is a Malaysian Chinese, and his Mandarin is excellent, so I highly recommend our readers take the time to listen to this voice interview if possible.

In this interview, two points mentioned by the co-founder left a deep impression on me, and today I would like to share these two points with you.

If we believe that in the future world, the number of AI agents will exceed that of humans, and that AI agents will be "smarter" than humans, then it is entirely possible that the economic scale of Virtual could reach or even surpass that of a country.

Regarding the future, I have long publicly expressed the view that the number of AI agents will surpass that of humans, and I have no doubt about this. As for AI agents being "smarter" than humans, that goes without saying; I believe that readers who have used some AI tools can personally experience this.

The key aspect of this point is that it envisions a vast stage for the future of the AI agent ecosystem: in that future ecosystem, AI agents will trade and communicate with each other, forming their own ecosystem and their own "society." They will constitute another parallel society and construct another parallel economy.

If we further consider the potential quantity and quality of future AI agents, this economy could not only exceed that of a single country; I believe it could very well surpass the total economic output of humanity as a whole.

If a crypto platform can support such an economy, or even just a part of it, the economic value would be unimaginable for us today.

In this regard, the co-founder of Virtual expressed optimism about their project, hoping that this platform can become the "nation" of future AI agents.

Regardless of whether the team's dream can be realized or whether this project can achieve that dream, I sincerely applaud such lofty ideals and ambitions, and I hope they continue to strive in this direction. Even if the future development of this project does not go as expected, I hope the team can quickly find a new direction to continue advancing in the AI agent ecosystem.

If we understand this line of thought, we should be filled with confidence about the future and prospects of the AI agent sector. If we have this confidence, then the next point I want to share will be easy to understand.

In today's Silicon Valley, the prevailing view is that the next wave of entrepreneurial opportunities will be in AI agents. However, in the crypto ecosystem, people merely regard the AI agent sector as a narrative rather than a long-term entrepreneurial path.

Previously, my understanding of this was clearly shortsighted.

Now I believe that the viewpoint from Silicon Valley is a profound insight.

The next step in AI development must be towards large-scale and widespread application. And such applications will certainly rely on AI agents. Future AI agents will be present in various industries and permeate all aspects of society.

How could such entrepreneurial opportunities merely be a narrative? Just a passing trend? Just a short-term goal?

But why is it that in the crypto ecosystem, especially in the current environment, such shortsighted views are so prevalent?

I think this may be related to the composition of participants in the crypto ecosystem.

In the crypto ecosystem, we must recognize one thing: most people in this ecosystem are speculators.

This phenomenon is a fact, but it does not mean that this phenomenon is correct.

However, because of this fact, it leads to most of the viewpoints we see now being expressed by speculators, which are noise and distractions. And those of us in this environment are inevitably influenced by this atmosphere and sentiment.

I will be more vigilant about this in the future.

Since this is a long-term path, we should definitely pay long-term attention to its development and the various combinations and applications of AI agents + Crypto. There will certainly be tremendous opportunities within this.

Although currently, the prices of various projects in this sector have been severely impacted, and various so-called insider news has begun to surface, these negative pieces of information are inherently part of an ecosystem, and we should view them with a calm mind.

What we need to do is not let these negative pieces of information interfere with our forward-looking perspective. We should observe the progress of the ecosystem more deeply and pay attention to the teams and projects that are still actively building within the ecosystem.

Miracles are always created by those who persist in building, and I believe that those who can truly "get rich" in the end will also be the investors who focus on these people and these projects, rather than the speculators that currently flood the market.