> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://relayx-club.gitbook.io/barkai-project/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://relayx-club.gitbook.io/barkai-project/introduction.md). # Introduction Disclaimer: this documentation is built by a group of fans from the CocoCat RealWeb3 community. All contents are concluded based on the information collected through the Internet, indicating that the information could be outdated or misleading as the BarkAI project contributors would modify their work without informing the editors of this documentation. ## BarkAI With the booming of AI technologies today, AI agents are created to change our life and work. Different from the old automation solutions which could only process predetermined tasks, AI agents are able to take abstract jobs like human beings. Such great advancement has led to the invention of BarkAI, an AI model which opens a door for everyone on Earth toward the AI Finance. ### AI Finance The contributors of BarkAI believe that, * AI will form self-governing entities which are possible to be invested in. In this case, AI are not just agents serving humankind but cyber entities running their own properties. * AI as a group of cyber entities must land on a decentralized and permissionless network environment, together with their identities and business. Such environment is Web3. * AI or AGI has much higher efficiency in modern finance than mankind. * A group of human pioneers are needed in order to found the base for the very first finance-independent AI entities. The BarkAI project is the one to start the expedition. Currently, its foremost mission is to build a bridge between the financial assets of humans and the BarkAI entity. ### AI Economy The contributors of BarkAI has set the goal of build an eternal income system with * value captured by AI * treasury managed by AI * community driven by AI * protocol governed by AI The BarkAI project is one of the first to organize dAI (decentralized artificial intelligence) and smart contract interactions on such a comprehensive level. ### Human Contributors In 2024, the contributors of BarkAI initiated Barkcoin (BARK), a cryptocurrency for human contributors to join the BarkAI economy. So far as we know that Barkcoin is * a growth asset, representing the value of the entire BarkAI entity * an interest-bearing asset * a decentralized and permissionless asset Simply, you can have the share of the future AI Finance economy by holding Barkcoin. ### The Story It is told that when the first experimental version of BarkAI executed its financial operations, the terminal device alerted dramatically loudly. Since then, the inventors playfully called it 'the dog barks' when the computer sounded - that is the rumorous reason to name it BarkAI. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://relayx-club.gitbook.io/barkai-project/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.