Hoskinson Defends Cardano’s Use of AI in Midnight City
He says agentic AI is needed to scale community communications as Midnight City tests zero-knowledge privacy and selective disclosure.
Overview
- Hoskinson defended an AI-generated influencer post in a June 20 statement, saying the content came from Midnight City work and was shared in good faith to demonstrate experimental tools rather than to deceive readers.
- Midnight City is an interactive simulation on the Midnight Network where autonomous agents work, trade, and create economic activity while project teams observe behavior across public, auditor, and regulator views.
- The Midnight Network uses zero-knowledge proofs and selective disclosure to let users keep data private while allowing approved auditors or regulators to see required information for compliance.
- Hoskinson argued that agentic platforms such as the open-source OpenClaw will be needed to organize and broadcast community updates if Cardano’s user base grows into the millions.
- Cardano’s token ADA is trading near $0.16, and project leaders say continued AI and privacy testing is intended to attract builders and users to boost network activity and market confidence.