10 AI Predictions for 2025
1⃣ AI agents become billionaires.
2⃣ Multiple L1 FDVs specifically built for AI exceed $20 billion.
3⃣ A benchmark for measuring multi-agent performance will be created.
4⃣ The first AI movie to win an Oscar begins production.
5⃣ Following DeepSeek v3, cryptocurrency becomes a fundraising channel that supports independent researchers leaving top AI labs to develop models costing less than $10 million.
6⃣ Several unicorn foundational model companies leverage blockchain as a way to acquire large amounts of IP for training.
7⃣ A single transaction between two agents exceeds $1 million.
8⃣ Celebrity-based AI agents surpass celebrities in follower counts on Instagram and Twitter, with IP gaining on-chain permissions.
9⃣ Decentralized storage solutions (IPFS, Arweave) make a strong comeback, capable of handling large amounts of on-chain IP for AI training.
🔟 Communication protocols emerge to handle agent-to-agent communication between heterogeneous frameworks (e.g., between ai16z, ZerePy, and Virtuals).