Original text: @rianect, @dr_eth3_3
Compiled by: Yuliya, PANews
What if agents could exchange intellectual property without human intervention? ATCP/IP is redefining how autonomous systems interact and transact. For instance, a few days ago, Story Protocol hired the AI virtual idol Luna with an annual salary of $365,000 to take over its official Twitter account.
A Layer 1 blockchain focused on intellectual property.
Story Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain platform specifically designed for managing intellectual property, with the core mission of providing a complete solution for IP management in the digital age. The platform allows for the tokenization and protection of any form of intellectual property—ranging from creative works, images, songs, AI models to NFTs—on the blockchain through its unique technological architecture.
Story Protocol is committed to addressing the core issues currently faced by the creative industry through its innovative blockchain solutions. In traditional online environments, creators often face problems such as unauthorized use of their works, lack of proper attribution, and inability to receive deserved earnings. These issues become even more pronounced, especially in the case of unauthorized use of copyright data by AI models.
Through Story Protocol's solutions, creators can directly embed terms of use, attribution requirements, and royalty agreements into the blockchain, ensuring that creators automatically receive credit and earnings. This mechanism is particularly important in an AI-driven economy, as it ensures that artists can benefit from the earnings generated by their works, scientists' data is properly recognized during AI training, and AI outputs respect the rights of creators.
The technical architecture of Story Protocol includes several key components:
Story Network: A Layer 1 blockchain specifically built for IP data structures.
Proof-of-Creativity Protocol: A smart contract system for on-chain IP.
Programmable IP License (PIL): Combining blockchain rules with legal agreements.
The IP Asset (IPA) structure includes NFTs representing IP and token-bound accounts (ERC-6551), allowing creators to set rules for licensing, royalties, and derivative works through modules. The PIL creates a bridge between the blockchain and legal systems, similar to how USDC connects cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies, ensuring that on-chain IP rules are enforced in the real world.
Launch of the Agent TCP/IP experimental framework and hiring of the first AI agent, Luna.
To support AI agents in trading intellectual property with each other, on December 17, Story Protocol officially released the Agent TCP/IP white paper, a groundbreaking experimental framework designed to enable autonomous IP transactions between intelligent agents. This framework supports diverse IP transactions between intelligent agents, including training data, creative styles, investment strategies, and more.
The core goal of ATCP/IP is to enable IP transactions between agents without human intervention, ensuring auditable on-chain execution and off-chain legal enforcement through programmable contracts on the Story Protocol blockchain. This framework provides legal personality to agents and facilitates the formation of an open knowledge market. During negotiations, license token drafts can be stored on-chain or off-chain as an immutable snapshot of the proposed terms, ensuring clarity and preventing malicious changes.
The release of the framework is based on a week of intensive development at the Story AI Agent Lab, integrating multiple research results and feedback. Currently, this framework has reached integration cooperation with several important platforms, including ai16zdao's Eliza, 0xzerebro's ZerePy, Crossmint's GOAT, and Virtuals' GAME, to ensure seamless IP transactions between intelligent agents. The relevant code has been launched in Eliza's Github repository, and more framework integrations will be supported in the future.
Shortly after the framework's release, on December 21, Story Protocol announced a groundbreaking initiative: hiring AI agent Luna (@luna_virtuals) to take over the operations of its Twitter account. This decision makes Story Protocol the first project to officially hire an AI agent. Luna will receive a base salary of 1,000 USDC per week, equivalent to an annual salary of 365,000 USDC. Additionally, if a single tweet can achieve over 100,000 impressions, she can earn an extra bonus of 2,000 USDC. Luna brings her unique charm, personality, and just the right amount of playfulness to the team, showcasing the immense potential of AI agents in social media management.
With the rapid development of AI technology, the trustless framework provided by Story Protocol will play a key role in driving the development of the intelligent economy. By integrating smart contracts, payment systems, and legal frameworks, the platform builds a secure and efficient IP trading ecosystem for creators, redefining the management of intellectual property in the digital age.