207 | Shaw on AI agents, building AI RuneScape and P(doom)

[1:00] An introduction to Shaw Walters, the creator of AI agent framework ElizaOS.

[3:10] "I see myself as a comedian and performance artist. I love the joke that becomes true."

[4:48] "What I'm focused on is agents that get you your time back and agents that can play games."

[6:06] "Attention is an important part of capitalism. If you're not spicy, pmarca doesn't read your tweet."

[7:25] "We're one generation away from ... I don't need better. I need cheaper."

[9:25] "I still have skill arbitrage on the average person. But in a year, it won't matter."

[11:56] "We're making AI RuneScape. It's going to cost us $80,000 and take 4 months."

[13:08] "Now we have dream tech - you can build the uncompromising, exactly what you want."

[16:26] Can copyright be enforced in this new world of online, onchain abundance?

[18:43] Is P(doom) a scalar or a dynamic multi-dimensional vector?

[21:18] "I'm here to build the world I want to see."

[22:10] "I've always felt the most important things to do came from the silliest things."

[23:35] Explaining AI agent social prediction trading platform Babylon.

[26:23] Does Shaw enjoy being a high-profile commentator?

[28:40] "I made a Chrome extension that blocks haters. But it also blocked a lot of my friends."

[33:35] AI means software companies will have to build their most generous, growth-oriented version.

[34:07] Help Shaw build "AI Runescape", an open source project called Hyperscape AI.