πͺ Blockchains are finally trustless
AI Summary
The newsletter explores how AI agents could make blockchains truly trustless since they can audit smart contract code line-by-line, unlike humans who suffer from automation bias. It discusses how humans tend to over-trust automated systems (like GPS leading drivers into lakes) and argues that AI agents will prefer conducting financial transactions on blockchains due to their deterministic nature.
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AI agent financial transactions
AI agents will prefer blockchains for low-stakes transactions but humans will still handle high-stakes finance
DeFi trustlessness claims
DeFi just swaps one kind of trust for another and requires a 'leap of faith' that code works as advertised
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