Ethereum Foundation Forms AI Team to Power Future Machine Economy

The Ethereum Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the growth and development of the Ethereum network, has launched a dedicated AI unit called the dAI Team, tasked with making Ethereum the leading settlement and coordination layer for artificial intelligence and the machine economy.

Key points:

• The Ethereum Foundation has launched the dAI Team, a new unit dedicated to making Ethereum the primary settlement and coordination layer for AI and the machine economy.
• The team will focus on building an AI economy within Ethereum and creating a decentralized AI stack to avoid reliance on centralized entities.
• By aligning with ecosystem and protocol groups, the Foundation aims to position Ethereum as the most trusted and useful platform for future AI development.

Ethereum Foundation research scientist Davide Crapis, who has been appointed to lead the newly formed unit, outlined two primary areas of focus for the team. The first centers on building an AI economy within Ethereum, enabling AI agents and robots to transact, coordinate, and operate under shared rules without relying on intermediaries. The second is the development of a decentralized AI stack, aimed at ensuring that the future of artificial intelligence is not concentrated in the hands of a few companies but supported by open, verifiable, and censorship-resistant alternatives.

“We believe Ethereum can be as useful for today’s AI developers as it will be for the sci-fi future. That’s why we’ll work closely with ecosystem projects to accelerate progress and push the boundaries of research and innovation at the intersection of AI and blockchains,” Crapis wrote in an X post. 

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Crapis added that the dAI Team will collaborate closely with the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol and Ecosystem groups, aligning protocol upgrades with the requirements of AI developers while also supporting public goods initiatives. The goal, he noted, is to position Ethereum as the leading platform for artificial intelligence.

“Ethereum makes AI more trustworthy, and AI makes Ethereum more useful. The more intelligent agents transact, the more they need a neutral base layer for value and reputation,” Crapis wrote. “Ethereum benefits by becoming that layer and AI benefits by escaping lock-in to a few centralized platforms,” he added. 

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As artificial intelligence continues to expand its reach, Ethereum’s latest move signals a broader shift in how blockchain and emerging technologies might converge. By exploring new pathways for collaboration, innovation, and decentralized infrastructure, the Ethereum Foundation is setting the stage for possibilities that stretch beyond finance.

Whether these efforts reshape the future of AI or simply open the door to fresh experimentation, the initiative reflects Ethereum’s ongoing ambition to stay at the forefront of technological evolution.

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