According to a report from Cointelegraph on January 15, Deep Tide TechFlow announced that Franklin Templeton has released a new research report stating that AI agents will revolutionize social media content production and play a significant role across various industries. The report points out that these AI agents may, in the future, launch their own brands, products, music, and films, creating substantial economic value for their ecosystems, similar to current human influencers.
As a result of this news, the prices of several AI-related tokens have surged. Among them, Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL) rose over 8%, with early trading prices exceeding $3; the investment DAO $ai16z, operated by AI agents, saw an increase of 20%, reaching an intraday high of over $1.40. Additionally, $Near Protocol ($NEAR) increased by 6.5%, surpassing $5, Internet Computer ($ICP) rose by 5%, Fetch.ai ($FET) climbed to $1.30, $AIOZ Network ($AIOZ) increased by 6%, and Freysa AI ($FAI) surged by 27% to $0.07.