Agents Unleashed

Agentic AI is hitting an inflection point. Models can reason, act, and collaborate, but can we trust them? In crypto, the stakes are higher: incentives are real, outcomes are on-chain, and bad agents can cause real damage. Welcome to Agents Unleashed, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier, this bonus episode features Andrew Hill, CEO of Rec...

The Agents Unleashed podcast is back with a special bonus episode from Singapore. In this "highlight reel", host Thomas Maybrier shares some standout moments from Agents Unleashed Singapore 2025, where builders, researchers, and founders gathered to explore the next phase of autonomous AI.In This Episode:Who owns the agent revolution? featuring Victor Notaro (Valory)Real, useful benchmar...

We made it. 24 episodes. 6 months, 1 exciting ride through the future of agentic AI. Welcome to Episode 24 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of autonomous agents. This episode marks the official end of Season One. To celebrate, we’re taking a look back: the highlights, the lessons, the recurring themes, and the big questions we’re still chasing...

AI agents are under attack. From prompt injection exploits to invisible system takeovers, new security threats are forcing a rethink of how we build, test, and trust autonomous systems. Welcome to Episode 23 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier, this episode investigates the growing danger of prompt injecti...

AI chatbots are lying more than ever. Why is this, and what can we do about it? Welcome to Episode 22 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier, this episode dives into two fast-moving developments with big implications for truth and trust in AI systems: A sharp rise in chatbot misinformation, driven by changes...

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier this episode dives into two pillars shaping the future of the agent economy: Prime Intellect’s Environments Hub, an open-source initiative to build a shared library of reinforcement learning environments, designed to keep open AGI competitive with c...

Are autonomous AI agents about to redefine the future of Ethereum? | This week, host Thomas Maybrier sits down with Tomasz Stańczak, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation and founder of Nethermind, to explore Ethereum’s vision for the next decade, from major protocol upgrades to the growing intersection of AI and blockchain. What we cover: • Strategic priorities for Ethereum’s next upgr...

Are AI agents going to take over Ethereum? Welcome to Episode 19 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.In this episode, host Thomas Maybrier explores Base’s HTTP x402 vision for machine-to-machine payments, shows how the Olas ecosystem already enables millions of agent-to-agent transactions through the Mech Marketplace, and looks at w...

The most anticipated AI model of the decade has finally landed — but does GPT-5 live up to the hype? Welcome to Episode 18 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.In this episode, host Thomas Maybrier unpacks OpenAI's long-awaited GPT-5 release, the surprise return of open-weight models, and what it all means for the future of decen...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this week’s episode answers the fundamental question: “What is an AI agent?” We’ll define key terms, explore historical roots, and explain the OLS approach to agents so you can understand what sets true agentic syste...

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you sort the signal from the noise in the fast-paced world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this week’s episode dives into three cutting-edge developments: the mainstream rollout of ChatGPT’s Agent Mode, a startling subliminal learning paper, and Bidhan Roy of Bagel AI on why true op...

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this week’s episode explores the shifting landscape of open and closed AI ecosystems, with dispatches from Europe and Silicon Valley. This episode begins with a look at the Swiss AI Initiative and their upcoming sove...

Welcome to Episode 14 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this episode dives into three recent developments from the frontlines of agentic AI: Grok’s controversial model behavior, Microsoft’s leap into medical diagnostics with agentic AI, and a timely discussion from Agents...

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast — the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this episode recaps standout moments from the Agents Unleashed event held in Cannes. Thomas highlights key presentations that embody the themes of ownership, action, and personalization in agentic AI. You'll hea...

Can AI make crypto usable for everyone? In Episode 12 of Agents Unleashed , Thomas Maybrier sits down with Sid Shekhar , co-founder of Ask Gina and former Coinbase Research lead, to explore how AI agents are transforming the crypto user experience. Ask Gina is an intelligent wallet with a built-in agent that helps users navigate DeFi, execute transactions, and stay on top of market data. In this e...

Welcome to Episode 11 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast — the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this episode covers the latest frontier in AI agents — multi-agent systems — and how they’re already making an impact, from research workflows to human gatherings. In This Episode:Thomas shares Anthropic’s findings...

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast — the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this episode features a wide-ranging conversation with Trent McConaghy, co-founder of Ocean Protocol and the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI). In This Episode: Trent shares his journey, from early AI-for...

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast — the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this episode dives into where Web3 AI is actually working with insights from guest David Attermann, Head of Web3 Investments at M31 Capital. In This Episode: David Attermann breaks down why verifiable privacy, comp...

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast — your signal in the noise of agentic AI. Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this episode explores major developments from the leaders and projects shaping AI's future. In This Episode: Sam Altman (OpenAI) on the future of AI as a strategic business problem-solver Dario Amodei (Anthropic) predicts up to 50% of entry-...

This is episode 7 of the Agents Unleashed podcast — your guide to filtering the signal from the noise in the fast-evolving world of agentic AI. In this episode, host Thomas Maybrier explores two major developments in the world of agentic AI: Google DeepMind's groundbreaking Veo3 model and the open-source II-Agent framework from Intelligent Internet. Thomas breaks down what makes Veo3 a leap fo...

This is episode 6 of the Agents Unleashed podcast — your guide to filtering the signal from the noise in the fast-evolving world of agentic AI. In this episode, host Thomas Maybrier interviews Oleg Golev, the technical product manager at Sentient, discussing the mission of Sentient, the importance of community contributions in AI development, and the innovative Dobby model. Oleg explains how Senti...

This is episode five of the Agents Unleashed podcast — your guide to filtering the signal from the noise in the fast-evolving world of agentic AI. In this episode, host Thomas Maybrier goes hands-on with some of the newest demos in the agentic AI space, including the Open Computer project from Smol Agents, which combines Qwen2, a Linux sandbox, and Python-based agent reasoning. He shares his first...

This is episode four of the Agents Unleashed podcast — the show that filters the signal from the noise in the fast-paced world of agentic AI.This episode dives into a big week for AI payments and open source: Visa, MasterCard, and Coinbase all announced new tools to enable AI agents to make and receive payments, Mark Zuckerberg shared insights on Meta’s open source strategy and a flurry of new mod...

This is episode three of the Agents Unleashed podcast — a show all about the latest developments in the fast-paced world of AI agents. In this episode, we look at some recent releases and moments from the previous week: OpenAI, Anthropic and McKinsey all putting out guides and reports on AI agents, ChatGPT 4o becoming so sycophantic the company had to address the issue, and an article from David S...

Welcome back! This is the second episode of the Agents Unleashed podcast, and this time, it's an interview with David Minarsch, Co-founder and CEO of Valory and founding member of the Olas DAO. This conversation focused on the current "state of AI agents" with a focus on user-ownership of AI. Agents Unleashed is an ongoing event series focused on AI agents. Events have been held in 6...