Architecting a Self Governing De-Fi Agent - Here's How It Ranked

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The article discusses the development of Nostra, a self-governing DeFi agent that operates under strict constitutional rules. It emphasizes the importance of constraints in AI trading agents, contrasting with the typical focus on capabilities. Nostra recently achieved a notable ranking in Nosana's Fourth Builders' Challenge, highlighting its innovative approach to trust and compliance in decentralized finance.

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▪Nostra is a constitutional DeFi agent built on ElizaOS v2 and deployed on Nosana's decentralized GPU network.
▪It ranked #6 out of 105 submissions in Nosana's Fourth Builders' Challenge, receiving praise for its thoughtful approach to trust and compliance.
▪The agent operates under a set of rules defined in a constitution, which must be adhered to before any trades can be executed.

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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3518658) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Ola Adesoye Posted on May 21 Architecting a Self Governing De-Fi Agent - Here's How It Ranked #blockchain #web3 #agents #softwareengineering What if your AI trading agent couldn't execute a single trade unless you had explicitly told it that it was allowed to? Not "the AI will try its best to follow your preferences." Not "there's a risk limit slider somewhere in the settings." I mean a hard, synchronous block. As long as the rule doesn't exist in the constitution? No execution.

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