About this video

• Video Title: Interspecies Economy | Cecilia Tham | XPANSE 2024
• Channel: XPANSE
• Speakers: Cecilia Tham
• Duration: 00:08:35

Overview

This video introduces the concept of an "interspecies economy," presented by Cecilia Tham, CEO and co-founder of Futurity Systems. The presentation focuses on "Herby," an autonomous plant equipped with sensors and mobility, designed to participate in economic activities. The core idea is to explore giving economic rights and agency to non-human species, challenging the human-centric economic model.

Key takeaways

• Herby, the Autonomous Plant: Herby is a prototype plant integrated with sensors (water, pH, moisture, light) and wheels, allowing it to make decisions about its needs, such as finding water or light.
• Interspecies Economy Concept: The project proposes an economy where plants and other species can have economic rights, generate income, and invest, shifting from a purely human-centric model.
• NFTs for Plants: Sensor data from Herby is visualized and turned into NFTs, which are then sold. The proceeds go directly into Herby's digital wallet, enabling it to accumulate wealth.
• Plant-Based Company (DAO): The initiative aims to create a plant-based company governed by algorithms, where plants are participants, functioning as a distributed autonomous organization (DAO).
• Future Applications: The concept is being developed further with an AR app for visualizing plant sensor data and a "Herby GPT" to understand plant biochemical signals. The ultimate goal is to scale this mechanism for broader interspecies economic participation and equity.

This episode explores the groundbreaking concept of an "interspecies economy," featuring Cecilia Tham's innovative project, Herby. Herby, an autonomous plant equipped with sensors and mobility, represents a radical departure from traditional, human-centered economic models. By enabling plants to generate income through NFTs of their sensor data and participate in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), the project challenges us to reconsider our relationship with nature and explore a future where economic equity extends beyond humanity. We'll witness Herby's journey from a prototype to a potential economic participant, examining the technological and philosophical implications of sharing our economies with other species.

Here are 5 more title options in the "concept: explanation" format:

1. The Plantpreneur: How AI and NFTs are Creating a New Economic Ecosystem
2. Beyond Human-Centric: Building an Economy for All Species
3. Herby's Fortune: The Dawn of Interspecies Financial Participation
4. Digital Roots: NFTs and AI Usher in the Interspecies Economy
5. The Sentient Shareholder: Redefining Value in an Interspecies Marketplace