Botto Founder Steps Back to Launch New AI Lab for Human-Agent Collectives
On September 24, Hudson Sims, founder of Botto, the decentralized AI art DAO, announced he is stepping away from the project's daily operations to set up a new AI lab focused on studying "long-lived human + agent collectives." The lab is still in its early formation stage.
Confirmed
- Hudson Sims said he had been thinking since summer about how to more seriously research and develop Botto's new capabilities while producing new research, tools, and infrastructure for the community, which led to the decision to establish an independent lab.
- He will remain deeply involved with Botto as a collaborator, with the new lab working closely with and supported by Botto.
- Day-to-day operations of Botto and its DAO will rotate to the founding software collective ElevenYellow.
Unconfirmed
- Details such as the new lab's name, team composition, funding, and specific research plans have not been disclosed.
Why it matters
- Botto is one of the most prominent decentralized AI art DAOs, and the founder's role change signals a new phase in the project's governance and operations.
- Long-lived human + agent collectives are an emerging research topic in AI agents and human-machine collaboration, and the lab could produce new research, tools, and infrastructure for this field.
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Primary sources
- [source] Botto founder steps back from daily ops to start new AI lab, ElevenYellow takes over — hudsonsims · 2026-09-24
- Botto founder is starting a new AI lab focused on human-agent collectives — hudsonsims · 2026-09-24
- [source] New lab to study long-lived human + agent collectives, partnering with Botto — hudsonsims · 2026-09-24
- Botto leader spins up new lab for long-lived human + agent collectives — hudsonsims · 2026-09-24
- Botto founder Hudson Sims steps back to launch a new AI lab — hudsonsims · 2026-09-24