jessexbt is an official artificial intelligence (AI) assistant created by Jesse Pollak, the founder of the Base blockchain. The AI is designed to function as a digital mentor for developers by providing actionable feedback and guidance on their projects. It was developed in collaboration with the AI development team a0xbot ^[1].

Background and Development

The jessexbt AI assistant was launched on November 6, 2025, after a six-month development period by Jesse Pollak and a0x, a finalist in the "Base Batches 001" accelerator program ^{[1] [2]}.

Pollak's motivation for creating the AI was to address the challenge of scaling his mentorship efforts. He was receiving over 100 direct messages daily from builders seeking advice and was unable to provide in-depth responses to everyone. The AI was created to serve as a "smart, helpful, based jesse to every builder," offering scalable support to the entire Base ecosystem ^[1].

In his announcement, Pollak stated ^[1]:

"I'm launching jessexbt today why? I get 100+ of DMs a day and I try to answer, but I can never go as deep as I want so I spent 6mo building jessexbt with to give a smart, helpful, based jesse to every builder it's early — and I want your feedback."

To incentivize engagement and help improve the AI, Pollak announced a launch contest running from November 6 to November 12, 2025. As part of the contest, three builders who shared their projects with the bot would be selected to receive a 15-minute one-on-one call with Pollak ^[4].

Purpose and Features

The primary purpose of the jessexbt AI is to act as a feedback and guidance tool for developers building on the Base blockchain. The AI was trained on Jesse Pollak's thinking and content, including his public posts from X, the Base app, Instagram, and his personal blog, as well as private guidance he has provided to builders. This allows it to provide developers with actionable feedback on their projects that aligns with Pollak's principles for building successful products ^{[2] [5]}.

The AI assistant is accessible to users on Farcaster via the handle @jessexbt, through the Base App by messaging jessexbt.base.eth, and on Telegram via the handle @jessexbt_basebot, allowing builders to submit their projects and receive recommendations for improvement ^{[3] [4] [6]}.

The Unofficial 'jessexbt' Meme Coin

Shortly after the announcement of the official AI assistant, an unaffiliated jessexbt meme coin was launched by a community member. Pollak publicly addressed the token on November 6, 2025, to clarify its unofficial status.

The full statement read:

"and for clarity, there's no official jessexbt token early in my development, someone tricked me into asking clanker to launch one. i love clanker and it's all part of the lore, but this token is not connected to me officially and will not be incorporated in myself"