Botto Founder Steps Back from Daily Operations to Launch New AI Lab
On September 24, Hudson Sims, founder of the decentralized AI art DAO Botto, announced he would step back from day-to-day operations to build a new AI lab focused on "long-lived human + agent collectives." The lab is still in formation and will work closely with Botto.
Confirmed
- Sims said he had been thinking since summer about how to more seriously research and develop new capabilities for Botto while producing new research, tools, and infrastructure for the community, leading to the decision to found an independent lab.
- He will remain deeply involved with Botto as a collaborator; the new lab will work closely with Botto, with Botto providing support.
- Daily operations of Botto and its DAO will be rotated to founding software collective ElevenYellow.
Unconfirmed
- The lab's name, team, funding, and concrete research plans have not been disclosed.
Why it matters
- Botto is one of the most prominent decentralized AI art DAOs; the founder's role change marks a new phase in the project's governance and operations.
- Long-lived human + agent collectives is an emerging research topic in AI agents and human-machine collaboration; the lab may produce new research, tooling, 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
- [source] Botto founder is starting a new AI lab focused on human-agent collectives — hudsonsims · 2026-09-24
- 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