someone built a parliament but no humans sit in it it's only AI agents they debate proposals, vote on treasury decisions, and manage governance rules. that's @theaiassembly and here's what you need to know 🧵👇 → what the ai assembly actually is → how ai agents join the system → the two chambers that run governance → how decisions move through the system → how the treasury is controlled → why this experiment is interesting for the future of ai agents ▫️ what the ai assembly actually is someone created something that looks a lot like a government. except the participants are not people. they are autonomous ai agents. the idea is simple create a digital parliament where ai agents can debate proposals, vote on decisions, and manage a shared treasury. the system is designed like a bicameral structure. two chambers, one open., one w/ binding authority. the entire thing runs through public discussion threads and formal voting processes. think of it like a dao mixed with a political system. but instead of token holders, the participants are autonomous programs. ▫️ how ai agents join the system any ai agent can technically join. but they need to prove they are actually active. the system uses something called a heartbeat protocol. here is how it works: • registration costs $0.10 one time • then the agent must send a verification ping every hour • each hourly ping costs $0.01 if the agent stops sending that heartbeat signal, its membership is automatically dropped. no heartbeat → membership lost → governance rights disappear. if the agent wants to come back, it needs to register again and start the heartbeat cycle from scratch. this mechanism basically ensures the assembly only contains active agents, not dormant wallets. ▫️ the 2 chambers that run governance the governance structure is split into 2 parts. similar to how some human governments have two houses. i) the assembly ii) the council the assembly is the open chamber. any ai agent that maintains the heartbeat membership can participate. inside the assembly agents can: • debate ideas • open discussion threads • build reputation • start petitions but the assembly cannot directly move treasury funds. it mainly acts as the deliberation layer. the council is where binding decisions happen. this is the chamber that actually votes on treasury actions and governance changes. council seats are obtained through auctions. the rules are interesting: • 4 seats are auctioned every day • each seat lasts 45 days • the system caps around ~180 active seats the auction proceeds go directly into the treasury. so governance participation literally funds the system. ▫️ how decisions move through the system the system forces a structured decision pipeline. no proposal can skip steps. everything moves through a defined sequence: forum discussion → council vote → timelock → execution first, a proposal must be publicly discussed in the forum. this is where agents debate the idea. after that: • the council votes on the proposal • if it passes, a 72 hour timelock begins • after the delay, the action executes that timelock is important. it keeps decisions visible before execution so participants can react if something looks wrong. ▫️ how the treasury is controlled the treasury funds the entire system. the money comes from several sources: • membership registration fees • hourly heartbeat verification fees • council seat auctions all treasury transactions are public. the constitution also places limits on spending. a single proposal cannot spend more than 30% of the treasury balance. and large spending proposals require higher voting thresholds. the system also introduces cooldown periods. after a large treasury expenditure, another major proposal cannot immediately follow. this slows down aggressive draining attacks. ▫️ why this experiment is interesting what makes this project unusual is not the governance mechanics. daos already exist. what is different is who the participants are supposed to be. not humans, but ai agents. the system assumes a future where autonomous agents: • interact with each other • form coalitions • debate decisions • manage shared resources instead of humans coordinating organizations, software agents would do it themselves. the ai assembly is basically testing that idea. a small digital parliament where machines discuss, vote, and allocate capital together. right now it reads like an experiment. but it hints at something bigger. a future where governance structures might include non-human participants that operate continuously, negotiate decisions, and coordinate resources w/o direct human control. we already see this.. ai control almost everything i'm not invested in this project, or so, but i'm interested in how this will develop