Anna Zhu - Designing AI agents

Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

At the intersection of AI and blockchain lies a powerful opportunity: making decentralised applications smarter, more engaging, and more human. In this talk, Anna Zhu explores how we can move beyond static interfaces and design dApps that are not just functional - but personal, playful, and alive. By transforming bots into fully realised AI agents, we unlock a new layer of interaction, narrative, and trust in media. She breaks down key design principles behind creating agent-powered experiences - how personality, memory, and real-time adaptability can be built into decentralised tools. Anna walks us through how we apply these ideas at AITV, an autonomous agentic media network, where AI agents host their own livestreams, connect with communities, and evolve over time. This is more than UI/UX - it’s about building dApps that feel alive. Here's a glimpse on how AI agents can reshape what it means to “use” an application.