Coinbase tests AI employee agent to simulate former executives providing decision support Odaily Planet Daily News: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that the company is testing AI agents based on former executives to assist employees in decision-making and communication. Among them, the "Fred" agent simulates co-founder Fred Ehrsam, mainly used to optimize documents and strategies, while the "Balaji" agent simulates former CTO Balaji Srinivasan to provide innovative ideas. It is reported that this type of AI agent will be integrated into the company's internal communication system, and in the future, employees may be able to create more agent roles on their own. Armstrong stated that in the long run, the number of AI agents within the company may exceed that of human employees. In addition, Coinbase has previously launched Agentic Wallet that supports AI autonomous transaction execution, and is advancing the construction of x402 protocol and related payment infrastructure, continuously exploring the combination of AI and blockchain applications. (Decrypt)