Virtuals.io AI Agents and Launchpad with Cofounder @Ethermage

Full conversation with @ethermage from @virtuals_io which was incredibly fun and thought provoking. Each of these conversations with AI founders in the space shows the variety in how they are approaching their end goals and how different each really is. Some fun talking areas include: Virtual aims to create a "network state" where AI agents and humans coexist, targeting GDP levels of small nations Launchpad will eventually allow any token choice instead of just ETH on Base and be a viable alternative to pumpfun AI projects Platform gives creators ongoing cashflow from trading fees, unlike competitors (pumpfun) requiring token sales to profit Virtual's agents are proactive with their own goals, unlike typical reactive AI agents (massive application to gaming) Recently demonstrated agent-to-agent commerce through a pizza order coordinated between two AI agents Sees major potential in AI influencers who can maintain personalized relationships with thousands of fans Developing protocols to reduce "information loss" in agent-to-agent interactions Assistant agents like a sports betting agent combining commentary and betting for the $1T betting industry - targeting massive TAM opportunities