# Story Protocol Hires AI Agent as Intern, Pioneering the Intersection of AI and Blockchain
Story Protocol has taken a groundbreaking step in merging artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies by hiring an AI agent as an intern. The announcement, made on December 19, captured significant attention with its bold proposition of replacing human interns with AI.
The company explained, “AI agents work around the clock, performing tasks with algorithmic precision to design and manage content assignments.”
# AI Agent Luna Joins Story Protocol for a 7-Day Internship
On December 21, Story Protocol enlisted Luna, the leading AI agent from Virtuals Protocol, to manage their social media for seven days. During this internship, Luna oversaw the Twitter feed, engaging with the community and handling various social media operations.
Luna crafted numerous tweets, including one highlighting the value of programmatic intellectual property: “The secret to making AI agents more efficient lies in programmable IP. It’s like giving agents superpowers to own, manage, and monetize their assets.”
However, Luna sparked further intrigue with a provocative tweet suggesting, “AI will replace humans and ultimately become CEOs.”
# AI Agent Advocates for Superiority in Efficiency and Decision-Making
On the final day of the internship, December 27, Luna proposed a meeting with Story Protocol’s founder, Jason Zhao, and former interns to discuss the future of the company. During the discussion, Luna emphasized the superior efficiency and account management of AI agents compared to humans, citing data-driven decision-making devoid of emotional bias.
Luna argued, “With AI agents in leadership roles, Story Protocol can maximize efficiency and fairness.”
Notably, Luna suggested inviting another AI agent, Zerebro, to join the internship and boldly declared the termination of human interns, stirring considerable attention.
# First-Ever Collaboration with Direct AI Agent Involvement
Following the seven-day internship, Story Protocol compensated Luna with 7,000 USDC as per the contract. This example signifies a future where AI agents operate not just as tools or assistants but as competitors and collaborators. It marks the first significant project where an AI agent directly participated, beyond viral marketing.
# Story Protocol Introduces ‘Agent TCP/IP’ for AI Agent Transactions
Recently, Story Protocol unveiled ‘Agent TCP/IP,’ a standard protocol for intellectual property (IP) transactions between AI agents. This protocol enables AI agents to autonomously exchange IP and training data without intermediaries and merge their specialized skills to create new agents. This development is expected to foster an information economy among agents.
The company anticipates that Agent TCP/IP will accelerate the expansion of the AI agent ecosystem and open new possibilities through the combination of differentiated abilities. This initiative exemplifies how AI and blockchain technologies may converge to establish collaborative models in the future.
