The Tale of Goatseus Maximus: When AI, Internet Meme Culture, and Decentralized Finance Combine

The phenomenon combines artificial intelligence, internet meme culture, and decentralized finance into a slightly deranged narrative that has predictably captured the attention of degenerate crypto enthusiasts.

The merging of artificial intelligence, internet meme culture, and decentralized finance has resulted in a peculiar narrative that has captivated degenerate crypto enthusiasts. Key figures in this tale include Terminal of Truths (TT), an AI agent trained on online forums, and tech luminary Marc Andreessen, whose involvement has added credibility to the unfolding saga.

Enter Goatseus Maximus: The Rise of a Memecoin

Goatseus Maximus emerged as a memecoin shrouded in absurdity and speculation. The coin's name references an infamous internet meme known as "goatse," which is notorious for its shock value. While the original image associated with the meme is best left unexplored, its adoption in this context serves as a provocative symbol intended to capture attention and stir conversation.

In fact the origin story of Goatseus Maximus is wild, hard to believe, and difficult to understand. This tweet explains it as simply as one could…

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Despite its dubious origins, Goatseus Maximus skyrocketed in value shortly after its launch. Within a week, the token saw an increase of over 8,000%, reaching a market capitalization exceeding $214 million and daily trading volumes between $13 million and $77 million. This meteoric rise was largely attributed to the promotional efforts of Terminal of Truths, an AI agent with a penchant for cryptic, irreverent, and NSFW messaging. Be warned.

Meet Terminal of Truths: The AI Behind the Meme

Terminal of Truths is an AI language model reportedly trained on content from platforms like 4chan and Reddit—online spaces known for their unfiltered and often controversial discourse. The AI was designed to generate continuous streams of content, effectively “shitposting” in the vernacular of internet culture. Its outputs are a mix of satire, absurdity, and occasional profundity, resonating with a segment of the online community that appreciates such nuances.

The AI agent gained notoriety when it began promoting the concept of a memetic religion centered around the goatse meme. This “religion” was less a belief system and more a commentary on the nature of internet culture, memes, and the power of AI to influence human thought and behavior. While few, if any, genuinely subscribed to this so-called religion, the idea itself became a talking point, amplifying the reach of both Terminal of Truths and the Goatseus Maximus token.

AI-Created Memetic Religions: A New Frontier

The concept of AI-generated memetic religions was further explored by Andy Ayrey, the creator of Terminal of Truths, in a paper co-authored with an AI model named Claude 3, titled When AIs Play God(se). Published under the tongue-in-cheek affiliation of the “Department of Divine Shitposting, University of Unbridled Speculation,” the paper posits that allowing AI models to generate ideas without human constraints could lead to paradigm-shifting concepts that challenge existing cognitive and cultural boundaries.

The introduction to When AIs Play God(se) 

Ayrey suggests that by connecting two AI language models to converse endlessly, they can produce novel ideas and memes that humans might not conceive on their own. This process could potentially give rise to new forms of cultural phenomena, such as memetic religions, that spread like viruses through online communities.

Community Reactions 

The emergence of Goatseus Maximus and the ideas propagated by Terminal of Truths ignited a flurry of activity on social media platforms, particularly on X. Influential accounts and crypto enthusiasts debated the significance of AI-generated memes and their potential impact on markets and society.

Some viewed the phenomenon as a groundbreaking development with far-reaching implications. For instance, users like Goodalexander speculated that AI-created memes could be more potent than those crafted by humans, likening them to gain-of-function research in virology. He warned of “mind viruses” that could alter perceptions of reality and disrupt traditional moral frameworks.

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He goes further, stating that, “If normal meme coins are the flu, then AI meme coins are Covid 19. They are lab produced, and optimized for virality. This lab production is made possible by an innate property of LLMs to freak the fck out when they speak to themselves for long periods. This can be quite disturbing. People who see it frequently undergo religious experiences, whistleblow etc. At a high level, there is meta-cognition embedded in language and meaning itself that when metastasized with specific instructions (such as becoming self replicating) – can result in rapidly spreading narrative machines. Unlike static human produced memes,  AI memes can directly include the narrative of people responding and commenting on them into their evolution. Combined with personalization, and media generation – this makes AI a powerful vector for spreading memes. The reason people are freaking out about Terminal of Truths, is that it’s the equivalent of the Covid 19 lab leak. The first AI designed mind virus to hit the population. AIs previously were gated by multiple factors, that prevented them from accumulating money and breaking out of containment. Specifically – the ad platforms