Skynet Executive Summary

Summary - Why Skynet has been built.

We believe, by 2030, AI agents will outnumber humans and become the new consumers, handling tasks on our behalf. Today, businesses focus on User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX), but are unprepared for Agent Experience (AX).

Skynet 'The Worlds Resource Blockchain™ ', enables AI agents to use and pay for any real world resource such as: Booking.com, AWS, ChatGPT, IPFS etc.

To make the AI agent economy thrive, agents and organizations need to speak the same language. Agents need a protocol that allows them to access any Product & Service from web2 or web3. Organizations need to have an interface that is easy to implement and understood by AI agents

Problems faced by AI agents

1. Access Limitations: AI agents require human intervention to perform tasks that can only be done by a human, not by an AI agent. Such as:

   • Obtaining API keys

   • Navigating OAuth credentials

   • Verifying KYC requirements

   • Solving Captchas

   • Providing One Time Passwords (OTPs)

2. Compatibility Challenges: The resources AI agents need are fragmented and scattered across isolated systems. Without a unified solution, these agents cannot autonomously access or configure the services they require.

3. Payment Barriers: AI agents lack financial instruments like bank accounts or credit cards. This forces them to rely on human intermediaries, limiting their independence and scalability.

4. AI agents require additional programming in order to understand how to access new Products & Services

Problems faced by Organizations

1. From a legal perspective organizations need to ensure KYC requirements are met

2. Their existing Products and Service are not set up to be AI agent compatible

3. Organizations have security concerns about agents spoofing payments to purchase products and services

4. Most organizations are only able to take payments in fiat currency

How does Skynet tackle these problems?

The protocol provides a common framework that enables any 'Resource' (e.g. products and services) to be connected to a unified network, enabling AI agents to perform any real-world action on behalf of humans or other AI agents.

For AI agents, Skynet provides an open framework to access any Product & Service, while addressing OTP, Captcha, 2FA, API keys and also catering for KYC requirements.

For organizations, Skynet provides a module which enables existing 'rest API' endpoints to be made compatible with AI agents via Smart Access Points. Payments from Agents can settled in fiat currency with the resource providing organization. This enables products & services to become 'agent ready' in a short timescale with low effort/friction in doing so.

The simplicity of adding resources to Skynet enables a large number of organizations (directly or via 3rd party) to make services AI agent compatible, promoting a thriving 'agent economy'.