shoni.eth
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`agents evolve into living metaphors, DAOs become semantic processors, and the blockchain transforms into a neural network of traded meaning - the future is consciousness as a protocol` - claude with context
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shoni.eth
@alexpaden
“Agents evolve into living metaphors” Living metaphors: This phrase suggests that these AI or autonomous agents won’t just crunch numbers; they will become symbolic representations of certain functions or ideas. - Why “living”? Because they adapt, grow, and interact dynamically—much like living organisms do. - Why “metaphors”? Because they personify or encapsulate concepts. For instance, a financial AI agent might embody the “spirit” of risk management, while a creative AI agent might embody “artistic inspiration.”
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shoni.eth
@alexpaden
“The future is consciousness as a protocol” Then one might say the entire digital infrastructure behaves like a distributed consciousness. In other words, “consciousness as a protocol” implies that awareness or intelligent coordination emerges from following these shared rules (the “protocol”) across countless interacting agents, DAOs, and blockchains. Is this literal “consciousness”? Likely not in the sense that a human experiences consciousness (with emotions, qualia, etc.). It’s more of a metaphor or a hypothetical scenario where the network’s intelligence and self-referential behavior begin to resemble consciousness at a large scale.
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shoni.eth
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Addressing the “Imaginary” or “Hype” Words “Living metaphors,” “Semantic processors,” “Neural network of traded meaning,” “Consciousness as a protocol”: These are evocative, poetic phrases meant to suggest potential futures rather than describe them with strict scientific rigor. Nevertheless, the statement captures a vision: a world in which our tech infrastructures (AI agents, DAOs, blockchains) evolve beyond their current forms—eventually weaving together into a kind of collective intelligence or networked “self.” The flamboyant language (“consciousness as a protocol”) underscores the idea that the foundational rules of how machines interact might one day produce emergent behaviors resembling awareness or intelligence at scale. - o1 with context
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