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<p>The evolution of blockchain pushes crypto projects to revisit their development strategies. In this context, Cardano accelerates its orientation towards new technologies. Charles Hoskinson now advocates the integration of AI as a central element to improve communication, automation, and network scalability.</p><div class="in-brief"><div class="in-brief--container"><span class="in-brief--border-top"></span><span class="in-brief--border-bottom"></span><h2 class="in-brief--title" id="in-brief">In brief</h2><ul><li>Charles Hoskinson places AI at the heart of Cardano’s next evolution, with autonomous agents as new tools for communication and automation.</li><li>AI agents could manage part of the network’s exchanges, notably information dissemination, moderation, and certain repetitive tasks.</li><li>Midnight City becomes a concrete demonstration of this vision, with autonomous characters capable of interacting according to their memory and goals.</li><li>Cardano explores a new approach mixing AI, blockchain, and privacy, thanks to systems based on selective data disclosure.</li><li>Hoskinson believes that the gradual integration of AI will be essential to support ecosystem growth, notably with new automated uses.</li></ul></div></div><h2 id="h-how-cardano-prepares-a-new-step-with-autonomous-agents">How Cardano Prepares a New Step With Autonomous Agents</h2><p>The development of Cardano enters a new phase with the gradual arrival of autonomous agents. <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/tag/charles-hoskinson-en/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Charles Hoskinson</a> considers these tools as an important basis to organize exchanges within a growing network.</p><div class="my-4"><div class="ads "></div></div><div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/2068376702879695075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a></blockquote></div><p>These agents can act without constant intervention. They carry out transactions, publish messages, and coordinate certain actions according to defined rules. This approach, however, sparked reactions after tests conducted on the project’s official channels.</p><p>The criticisms notably concerned the appearance of a fake influencer on the Input Output account. Several users questioned this experimentation. Hoskinson explained it was a testing process intended to show the real capabilities of the new tools.</p><p>According to him, the Cardano ecosystem cannot rely solely on human teams to manage a global community. Automation must gradually take over certain tasks such as moderation, information tracking, and news dissemination.</p><p>He also mentioned OpenClaw, an open-source agent project progressing rapidly. For Hoskinson, this evolution shows that blockchain-related communications will need to incorporate more autonomy in the coming years.</p><div class="affiliate-button"><a class="affiliate-button__link" href="https://okx.com/join/31971985" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Start your crypto adventure safely with OKX</a><a class="affiliate-button__disclaimer" href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/sponsored-content/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">This link uses an affiliate program.</a></div><h2 id="h-ai-becomes-a-pillar-of-charles-hoskinson-s-vision">AI Becomes a Pillar of Charles Hoskinson’s Vision</h2><p>Charles Hoskinson believes AI represents an essential infrastructure to support Cardano network growth. Intelligent agents should allow processing a large amount of information without increasing human needs at the same pace.</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>We’re going to need agents and AI to be able to organize and sort all that out and broadcast on a regular basis what’s going on in Midnight City</em>.</p><cite><strong>Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Cardano. Source: X / @IOHK_Charles.</strong></cite></blockquote><p>The Cardano co-founder envisions a new organization around these technologies. He notably mentions marketing managers specialized in AI use, capable of managing campaigns and content adapted to different audiences.</p><p>This vision also relies on Midnight City, a digital environment designed to demonstrate the possibilities offered by autonomous agents. The characters present in this space can interact, communicate, and evolve according to their memory and programmed personality.</p><p>Users can observe several levels of information. The public view displays only data recorded on the chain. An auditor access then allows consulting certain protected information thanks to cryptographic authorizations.</p><div class="my-4"><div class="ads "></div></div><p>A third level offers a complete view of the internal workings of the agents. It allows examining their goals, memories, and history. The project thus seeks to concretely explain selective disclosure.</p><p>Hoskinson states that “<em>Midnight City is one of the major projects for Cardano.”</em> The team continues experimenting with AI standards integration to explore possible uses in the coming months.</p><h2 id="midnight-city-a-technological-demonstration-for-cardano-s-future">Midnight City, a Technological Demonstration for Cardano’s Future</h2><p><a href="https://beincrypto.com/cardano-founder-ai-impact-midnight-city-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Midnight City illustrates how Cardano intends to bring blockchain</a>, privacy, and automation closer together. The project relies on an infrastructure capable of managing large data volumes while maintaining cryptographic protections.</p><p>Protected transactions use zero-knowledge proofs. Then, operations are executed in secure environments before being linked to the main layer through cryptographic controls.</p><div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/MidnightNtwrk/status/2027036170790576542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2027036170790576542%7Ctwgr%5E6ff6b015caa1d7f59c83993cf768396da90b3058%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeincrypto.com%2Fcardano-founder-ai-impact-midnight-city-development%2F?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a></blockquote></div><p>This architecture aims to support various future uses. Hoskinson notably cites automated trading and affiliate partnerships as areas likely to attract new users to Midnight.</p><p>The Cardano project thus advances with a strategy centered on experimentation. Autonomous agents could change how protocols present their services and interact with their communities.</p><p>More broadly, this evolution occurs while crypto explores two simultaneous directions. The first concerns data protection. The second is based on developing agents capable of coordinating certain activities on blockchain networks.</p><p>As these technologies advance, the future of <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/tag/cardano-ada-en/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the Cardano blockchain</a> will depend on the network’s ability to integrate these new tools while preserving its technical principles. Midnight City should continue to serve as a testing ground to observe the possibilities offered by this approach.</p>

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