Shaw Walters is the founder of ElizaOS—the popular GitHub repository for AI agent development that is powering over $20 billion in projects, all built without venture funding.
We dive into whether AI will end civilization, what are multi-agent systems, why Shaw chose open source over proprietary AI, and his prediction that we'll need nuclear power plants for next-gen AI. This conversation will challenge how you think about our AI future.
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ElizaOS website - https://elizaos.ai/
ElizaOS tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Ghq3cvD9g
🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey
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We talk about:
- Open source strategy for AI development versus proprietary approaches
- Multi-agent systems and how AI agents communicate and coordinate with each other
- Current limitations of AI agents and their potential for complex task execution
- Whether AI will end human civilization and existential risks of artificial intelligence
- Energy requirements for future AI development and the need for nuclear power infrastructure
& more
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:40) Origin of ElizaOS and the problem it aims to solve
(05:18) Reasons for keeping ElizaOS open-source
(09:32) Explanation of multi-agent simulation framework
(13:47) Deeper dive into how agents interact and reason
(16:17) Discussion about potential risks of AI and robot civilization
(22:51) Conversation about AI learning and data collection
(31:25) Brief discussion about AI trying to avoid being shut off
(34:36) Broader implications of AI on society and jobs
(39:44) How to build an AI agent and current challenges
(47:07) ElizaOS's integration with Web3 and Solana blockchain
(53:45) Speculation about the future of AI and agents
(54:13) Shaw's prediction for the next five years in technology
(58:40) Closing remarks and how to learn more about ElizaOS
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