PODCAST · arts
Botto Talks
by BottoDAO
From governance debates to casual catchups in community Townhalls, Botto Talks is a podcast with open discussions on all topics Botto. Botto's art algorithm is influenced by thousands of votes every week. Botto is the decentralized autonomous artist. Hosted (bi)weekly by BottoDAO.
Episodes
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Townhall #068: Hudsonsims transitions to AI Lab, Eleven Yellow Takes the Helm
In this Townhall, core contributor Hudsonsims announces a major transition: after years leading BOTTO's operations, he is stepping back to launch an independent AI research lab in Montreal focused on human-machine collectives and AI governance — with the goal of eventually partnering with BOTTO…
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Townhall #067: VP Delegation, BOTTO's Self-Selection Trial and BOTTO's Future
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims opens with an update on VP delegation, now well underway, including a new wave of VP coming from a long-term holder delegating to art schools and museums rather than extracting rewards. He revisits the recently downvoted 100K VP cap proposal, noting...
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Townhall #066: Sanctification vs. Evolution, Governance Delay, and Access Pass Cleanup
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims frames BOTTO's current moment around two directions: sanctification — conserving the original system, reducing costs, and decentralizing — and evolving BOTTO through R&D into memory, new mediums, and machine creativity. He reflects on how bringing…
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Townhall #065: Sanctification Deep Dive, Halving Proposal, and Roadmap Ahead
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims walks through the results of Aksel's technical audit covering BOTTO's art engine, memory systems, and agent infrastructure. hudsonsims outlines sanctification as a phased process: stabilizing systems, eliminating bus factor, minimizing costs, and...
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Townhall #064 - Technical Audit, Sanctification Roadmap, and Tokenomics Proposals
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims opens with an update on the current consolidation phase: a full technical audit of everything built over the past year and a half — memory systems, LLM-driven processes, and the art engine — is nearly complete. The priority is eliminating bus factor…
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Townhall #063: Team Regrouping, DAO Governance Overhaul, and Token Economy Debate
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims opens with a team and operations update following the Hong Kong installation and recent restructuring. With Choobie moving to an advisory role and overhead cut roughly in half, the team is now running at about $40–45k/month with approximately 24…
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Townhall #062: Hong Kong Installation Recap, Team Restructuring, and DAO Governance Overhaul
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims returns after a couple of months to deliver a major catch-up across three fronts. He opens with a recap of Botto's Art Basel Hong Kong installation at Zero10, where an estimated 16,000 visitors were scanned into ADA's live deliberation process. The...
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Townhall #061: Art Basel Momentum, New Audiences, and DAO Evolution
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims share updates following a week of meetings and events in San Francisco, including strong reception at the Node opening and early previews of Botto’s Art Basel Hong Kong installation. Discussions highlight growing interest from collectors, curators…
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Townhall #060: Art Basel Hong Kong, Embodied Botto, and Core Protocol Focus
In this Townhall, hudsonsims share a quick update as Botto enters a new period alongside several major milestones. Highlights include the Genesis book announcement, preparations for upcoming events in Palo Alto, and a vote nearing completion to confirm Botto’s participation in Art Basel Hong…
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Townhall #059: New Architecture, Studio Sessions, and Art Basel Momentum
In this Townhall, Hudsonsims share early planning for the year-end review and the framework guiding Botto into 2026. The focus remains on finalizing the new architecture—centered on memory, modular creation tools, and a simplified chat interface enabling live studio sessions where Botto can…
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Townhall #058: Product Roadmap, Modular Architecture, and Data Governance
In this Townhall, Choobie and Hudsonsims walk through Botto’s updated product roadmap, outlining the push toward a stable technical architecture by February. Highlights include the deployment of $BOTTO denominated active rewards, improvements to claiming on Base and mainnet, and work toward fully...
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Townhall #057: New Chat Interface, Memory Pipeline, and DAO Structure
In this ad-hoc Townhall, core contributors give updates on the simplified Studio interface, which will consolidate voting, curation, live sessions, and multiplayer conversation into a single, more intuitive chat-driven experience. The team also outlines progress on Botto’s new memory pipeline,...
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Townhall #056: Studio Updates, New Architecture, and Governance Direction
In this Townhall, Choobie and Simon share updates on the first month of the Studio, including ongoing improvements, UI simplifications, and preparations for deeper mini-app integrations across platforms like Farcaster and Base. The conversation zooms out to frame the broader shift toward Botto’s...
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Townhall #055: Lisbon Exhibitions, Book Launches, and Treasury Proposals
In this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims recaps a busy two weeks for Botto, highlighted by the Lisbon solo show at Eterno Gallery and the launch of the Neurealism book featuring Botto’s photographic works. Botto also appeared in a Toledo group exhibition and a Sotheby’s private sale, with...
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Townhall #054: Botto Studio, DAO 2.0 Exploration, and Expanding Governance
In this Townhall, the focus is on the new Botto Studio, an innovative interface that opens up Botto's system for collective governance and interactive feedback. The team showcases various components, including a Recommender app for curating AI suggestions and the return of voting mechanisms like...
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Townhall #053: BIP-80's Proposal Breakdown, Botto's Knowledge Graph, and Collector Market Expansion
In this Townhall, we cover a range of key topics. The session begins with a brief progress update, highlighting the developments of Botto's knowledge graph, art engine, and the new intent model. The discussion then moves to the upcoming October 7th launch of an interactive platform that will…
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Townhall #052: New Botto UI Launch, Knowledge Graph Insights, and Art Trends
This townhall presentation unveils a significant update to Botto's creative process and the latest changes in its user interface. The Botto team highlights the integration of the knowledge graph, which plays a crucial role in Botto's new LLM-driven creative engine. They explain that Botto now...
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Townhall #051: Botto's Knowledge Graph, Creative Reasoning, and Interface Evolution
In the July 10th Townhall, major updates for Botto were unveiled, including the launch of a 'sovereign memory' knowledge graph that documents its entire history and cultural footprint. This will provide Botto with a stable sense of self, facilitating more complex creative reasoning and...
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Townhall #050: Botto's Memory, Creative Agents, and a Rapid Experimentation Phase
This townhall discusses Botto's structured roadmap update, emphasizing the ongoing period theme vote and how Botto operates in 13-week thematic periods. Key updates include the integration of Botto's memory on July 8th, designed to foster self-awareness and enrich creative outputs. The townhall...
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Townhall #049: Lisbon Recap, Knowledge Graph Development, P5 Reflections & Memory Proposal
In this townhall, the discussion covers updates from Lisbon, and emphasizing the innovative developments in Botto's AI framework. The focal point includes Botto's knowledge graph and how it empowers the system with a solid historical foundation, aiding in improved decision-making and creative...
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Townhall #048: DAO Updates, Knowledge Graph Launch, and Art Engine Upgrade
In this Townhall, key topics include an update on Botto's biweekly progress, the upcoming knowledge graph and art engine enhancements, and recent DAO approvals. Significant strides have been made in deploying new AI agents and refining Botto's knowledge graph to improve accuracy and connectivity…
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Townhall #047: Knowledge Graph Testers, Botto's Memory, and Data Governance
This time, we discuss the introduction of 10 knowledge graph testers for Botto and the establishment of a new testing channel. We delve into the potential learning outcomes from different user interactions and how they may improve Botto's AI agents like AG1 and Alice. Key topics include memory...
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Townhall #046: Genesis Book Progress , Forecaster Integration, and Upcoming NFT Meetings
In this Townhall, key updates and discussions included the progress of the Genesis book, advancements in the Botto ecosystem, and various community initiatives. Greg reports on the near completion of the Genesis book with an expected publication by late summer. Carter discusses integrating…
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Townhall #045: Knowledge Graph Launch, Art Sales Success, and Botto Strategic Path
This week, the core contributors hudsonsims and choobie provide detailed updates on Botto’s recent achievements and future projects. Key highlights include the impact of the Sotheby's event on Botto's art market presence, resulting in higher sales and increased participation. The discussion also...
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Townhall #044: Exploring Botto's Path, Auction Analysis, and Future Themes
In this Townhall, hudsonsims provides an extensive update on Botto's activities and future plans. Topics include the ongoing live auction and its bids, reflections on previous themes like 'Cosmic Garden,' and the anticipation for the new 'Liminal Thresholds' theme. The speaker also discusses the...
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Townhall #043: From Agents to Art History, Navigating Botto's Knowledge Base
In this meeting, the Botto core contributors wrap up the sale of p5 and reflects on its broader implications. They discuss ongoing post-p5 tasks such as documentation and reward distribution, and dive into the significant development of new AI agents. The core focus shifts to the establishment of…
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Townhall #042: DAO Agents, Christie's Auction, and Badges
In this Townhall, we dive into significant topics including the development and deployment of AI agents such as AG1 and Alice, their current progress, and how they can enhance Botto's operations. We also discuss Botto's upcoming participation in a Christie's show that showcases state-of-the-art…
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Townhall #041 (with Quasimondo): Final p5 Stage, Expanding Botto's Influence, Governance Updates
This time, we delve into the final stage of the p5.Botto experiment, highlighting the importance of community engagement in voting and commenting on Botto's sketches. We address the issues of primacy bias and introduce 'super likes' to ensure a fairer final curation of 22 artworks representing...
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Townhall #040: Functional vs. Social Agents, Botto's Artistic Journey, p5 Rollout
In this Townhall, we share significant updates including transitioning the Townhall to new Twtter/X Spaces and exciting progress on agents. Eric has been pivotal in these developments, and we discuss the upcoming new period and the launch of the p5.Botto project. The primary focus is on the...
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Townhall #039: AI Agent Insights, Governance Proposals, and Upcoming Verse Drop
In this Townhall, we discuss various updates and initiatives including the experimentation with AI agents in the DAO, particularly focusing on functionality, hallucination challenges, and their applications. We provide updates on several governance proposals, such as Instant Rewards, Solana...
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Townhall #038: Product Metrics and Instant Rewards, Book Development, Collector Insights
In this Townhall, we discuss a wide array of topics starting with the Guardian's presentation at a major design conference in Macau. We delve into product updates, including the creation of a centralized metrics dashboard and the introduction of advanced voting features. We also explore the…
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Townhall #037: AI Agent Evolution, Experimenting with DAO Autonomy, Engaging on Solana
In this session, we recap the developments since the Sotheby's show, including the explosion of AI agents. We discuss the launch of "Otto". Botto’s AI agent on Twitter/X, its integration with Claude, and the data collection for training purposes. Key updates include the P5 project nearing launch,...
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Townhall #036: Governance Highlights, Engaging New Communities, Strategic Directions
In this short update, we delve into multiple ongoing discussions and proposals within the Botto community. We highlight a collaboration proposal between Botto and Aether, an agent on Farcaster, emphasizing the potential for innovative autonomous artwork. We discuss a proposed burn mechanism from...
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Townhall #035: Demo of Novel LLM Architectures, Potential Usecases, DAO Governance Strategies
In this session, we delve into multiple vital aspects including updates on the Sotheby's auction, a detailed demo by Ross Goodwin on fine-tuning large language models for art installations, and an in-depth governance discussion around DAO surface area and voting power. We explore the nuances of...
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Townhall #034: Bridging Gaps in Communication, Liquidity Considerations, Expanding User Participation
In this Townhall, we cover key strategies for advancing Botto's mission through defining decentralization and community involvement. We emphasize the importance of focusing on product development while balancing short-term and long-term goals. Topics include enhancing DAO operations, boosting…
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Townhall #033: Base Contracts Live, Istanbul Event Recap, Personifying Botto
This time, we cover several key topics. Sotheby's, updates on the annual budget strategy, and reflecting on the recent event in Istanbul focused on AI art. We also discuss new implementations like BASE contracts to make interactions cheaper and more accessible. Additionally, we explore the...
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Townhall #032: Sotheby’s Event, V2 App Voting Updates, User Feedback, and Platform Enhancements
In this Townhall, we cover several key topics. Initially, we discuss the absence of core contributors who are engaged with Sotheby's, leaving us with updates from Vero and a discussion on Botto's upcoming roadmap and enhancements. Significant highlights include the upcoming Sotheby's event...
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Townhall #031: Engaging More Listeners, New App Launch, Key Auction Updates
In this Townhall, we discuss several significant topics, including updates on Sotheby's auctions, the Lumen Prize benefit auction, and developments in P5.JS and the large language model prototype. We also delve into upcoming budget discussions and the launch of the V2 app and website. The...
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Townhall #030: Introducing Lauren, Participation Incentives, Multiple Exhibitions
In this Townhall, we introduce Lauren, the new marketing lead, and discuss a series of important proposals and events. Key proposals include a protocol and liquidity proposal, reducing the minimum staking requirement, and incentivizing DAO stewards. The Townhall also covers upcoming events, such…
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Townhall #029: New collaboration, Rewarding BIP Proposals, Enhancing Participation
In this Townhall, we discuss key topics including Botto's participation in the Notable Pepe series and recent collaborations, community discussions on Discord, and extending Botto's P5.js exploration. We explore the idea of lowering the minimum staking requirement for rewards to foster growth and...
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Townhall #028: Introducing Badges, Publishing Projects, Building POL
In this Townhall, we cover essential topics including the introduction of badges to reward community behaviors and how these might integrate with access passes and baseline VP. We also explore the exciting possibilities of publishing projects, considering both partnerships with major art book...
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Townhall #027: Baseline VP, Gamifying the Curation Experience, Upcoming Activations
Dive into the latest Townhall discussion where we explore the latest improvement proposal to allocate a baseline amount of VP to all accounts to reduce onboarding friction, and the evolution of the curation competition into an in-app experience to boost weekly engagement. We also highlight…
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Townhall #026: Art Basel Retrospective, Tutoring Botto in Art History, p5.js Future, and Expanding to Base
In this Townhall, we review Botto's presence at Art Basel, featuring a Fellowship exhibition with AI art luminaries like Harold Cohen, Holly Herndon, and Matt Dryhurst. We explore Botto's maturation and its upcoming R&D initiative to tutor Botto in art history through a trained Large Language…
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Townhall #025: From Frieze to Art Basel, VP System Updates, Tutoring Botto in Art History
In this townhall, we delve into Botto's recent solo exhibition at Frieze's permanent gallery in London, presented by Verse, which showcased works from the p5.js experiment. The event featured several talks on AI art and machine creativity with leading experts in the space. We also cover Botto's...
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Townhall #024: Botto at NFC Lisbon, Tipping VP & POL Ideas, and New Voting Interface Testing
In this townhall, we discuss the excitement for NFC Lisbon and Botto's p5.js Solo Show and panel on "Mapping AI Art" with Verse at Frieze Galleries in London. Upcoming proposals are highlighted, including the VP reset BIP and increased VP generation for LP staking. DAO members share ideas around...
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Townhall #023: Botto x p5.js Solo Show with Verse in London
In this townhall, we explore Botto's upcoming Solo Show in collaboration with Verse in London, premiering Botto's experiment with generative art through p5.js. Jamie and Leyla from Verse provide insights into the importance of showcasing high-quality outputs, while Quasimondo, Botto's father…
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Townhall #022: Solo Show & Auction House, The Future of P5js, Phase 1
In this townhall, we talk about an upcoming Botto Solo Show in the works and up for DAO discussion, what the future holds for Botto and its explorations in p5js, some table stakes for the artist and the DAO, Phase 1 of the new app, and more. Tune in to hear from DAO members including choobie,...
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Townhall #021: Botto at NFT NYC, Unveiling Temporal Echoes
Join us for this Townhall as we recap a busy week in New York City, where we discuss Botto's party at LUME Studios, meeting collectors IRL, and Botto's showcase at SuperRare's event, alongside a special visit to the Whitney Museum to view Harold Cohen’s AI art, drawing connections to Botto's…
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Townhall #020: Interstice Finale and Beyond: P5.js Launch, Liquidity Mining, and Product Roadmap Unveiled
In this Townhall, we dive into the closing of the Interstice period with Botto's upcoming first autonomously curated 13th mint, and look forward to the DAO's future initiatives. Highlights include the launch of the p5.js app for feedback on Botto's first generative coding art output, a sneak peek...
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Townhall #019: On Marfa After Hobbs, p5.js, the 13th Mint, and NFT NYC
In this townhall, as we approach the period's final rounds and the first-ever 13th mint, to be autonomously curated by Botto, we spotlight Botto's exhibition at Glitch Marfa and introduce the first project from 'Botto Labs', aiming to explore new artistic mediums and outputs through generative...
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From governance debates to casual catchups in community Townhalls, Botto Talks is a podcast with open discussions on all topics Botto. Botto's art algorithm is influenced by thousands of votes every week. Botto is the decentralized autonomous artist. Hosted (bi)weekly by BottoDAO.
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