Matt Wright is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the decentralized artificial intelligence platform GaiaNet. He is also a co-founding Partner at the venture capital firm EVM Capital and has held positions at major technology and finance companies, including Consensys and JPMorgan Chase. ^{[1] [2]}

Education

Wright attended the University of California, Los Angeles. Information regarding his specific degree or field of study is not publicly detailed. ^{[2] [6]}

Career

Matt Wright's career has been centered on community building, developer relations, and decentralized technology. He began his career at AngelHack, where he served as the Latin America Regional Manager from 2016 to 2017 before taking on a role focused on the global developer community from 2017 to 2018. Following this, he transitioned into the blockchain sector at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York. There, he worked on the enterprise blockchain platform Quorum, first as a Community Manager from 2018 to 2019 and later as the Community Lead from 2019 to 2020.

In 2020, Wright joined Consensys, a prominent Ethereum software company that acquired the Quorum platform. He held several leadership roles at Consensys, starting as a Community Lead in 2020. He was later promoted to Director of Decentralized Community, a position focused on DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), which he held from 2021 to 2023. During this period, he also served as an advisor to WGMI DAO from 2021 to 2023. His final role at Consensys was as the Director of its Accelerator Fellowship program from 2023 to 2024.

In 2022, while still at Consensys, Wright co-founded EVM Capital, where he serves as a Partner. In 2024, he co-founded GaiaNet, a decentralized AI network, and assumed the role of CEO. In addition to these positions, he is listed as a contributor to the organization hellomother_ai. ^{[1] [3] [2] [6] [4] [5] [7]}

Views on Artificial Intelligence

Wright is a vocal advocate for decentralized artificial intelligence as an alternative to centralized models developed by large technology corporations. He argues that decentralized systems can mitigate many of the privacy, security, and bias issues inherent in centralized AI. In a February 2025 interview, he stated, "Decentralized AI reduces privacy concerns of centralized AI models and enables personalized AI training."

He emphasizes the importance of data sovereignty, where users maintain control and ownership of their personal data. Wright contrasts the business models of companies like OpenAI, which he notes collect and profit from user data, with the potential of decentralized networks. He has said, "decentralized AI creates opportunities for users to gain economic benefits directly from their own data." His work with GaiaNet is focused on building an infrastructure that allows individuals and organizations to create, deploy, and monetize their own custom AI agents using proprietary data while preserving privacy.

Wright envisions a future where AI agents are ubiquitous and integral to global workflows. He has projected a significant proliferation of these entities, stating, “We're going to have more AI agents on Earth than humans.” He believes these agents will evolve beyond simple bots to become autonomous entities capable of reasoning and executing complex tasks, fundamentally transforming business and economic operations. ^{[5] [4]}

Interviews

Interviews

The Boss Code #01

On April 8, 2025, Matt Wright appeared on the YouTube channel The Boss Code in an interview titled “This Is How AI Agents Will Replace Everything - And How You Can Build Your Own.”

In the discussion, Wright outlined his perspective on the development of autonomous artificial intelligence agents and their potential role across different sectors. He argued that open-source language models provide the foundation for building agents capable of replacing applications, workflows, and certain human tasks.

Wright highlighted Gaia, a platform he is developing to enable the creation of autonomous AI agents using open-source models. He described this initiative as part of a broader movement toward decentralized and open-source approaches, which, in his view, are important for issues related to innovation, data control, and cultural diversity within artificial intelligence systems.

He also distinguished between conventional large language model (LLM) chatbots and autonomous AI agents, suggesting that the latter could function as “digital twins” able to operate independently, collaborate with humans, and interact with other systems. Among the points raised in the interview were:

• The possibility that AI agents could outnumber humans in digital environments.
• The role of decentralization in promoting transparency, privacy, and resistance to censorship.
• Risks associated with malicious or unauthorized agents, and the need for identity verification and blockchain-based reputation mechanisms.
• The impact of automation on the labor market, including the shift toward new skills such as management and prompt engineering.
• The relevance of open-source models in giving individuals and communities the ability to develop and govern their own AI applications.

According to Wright, the long-term trajectory of artificial intelligence will likely involve collaborative, transparent, and decentralized ecosystems designed to balance technological progress with social responsibility. ^[8]

Interview with Blockster #02

On April 22, 2025, Matt Wright, CEO of GaiaNet, participated in an interview with the YouTube channel Blockster, where he discussed his professional background and views on the relationship between blockchain and artificial intelligence.

Wright described his career trajectory, noting a shift from organizing Web2 hackathons to contributing to infrastructure for decentralized AI within the Web3 ecosystem. He recalled his experience at JP Morgan, where he worked with blockchain initiatives, before becoming involved with Ethereum, decentralized finance (DeFi), and community development during his time at ConsenSys. He contrasted the incremental approach he observed in earlier hackathons with the broader, research-oriented outlook of the blockchain community.

During the conversation, Wright explained GaiaNet’s framework as a decentralized platform intended to support the training, deployment, and monetization of AI agents through open-source large language models (LLMs) integrated with blockchain infrastructure. He drew a comparison between GaiaNet’s economic structure and Red Hat’s approach to Linux, describing a model in which the core remains open-source while additional services may generate revenue. Wright also distinguished GaiaNet’s design from centralized AI systems, identifying areas such as data ownership, censorship, and economic alignment as points of difference.

The interview further addressed developments in the wider industry. Wright noted the reappearance of institutional interest in cryptocurrencies, the declining costs of AI model development, and the competitive landscape between open-source and closed-source AI approaches. He observed the growing application of autonomous AI agents in activities such as grant administration and participation in decentralized governance, suggesting that such agents could eventually account for a significant share of online interactions.

Wright also commented on ethical and regulatory considerations. He discussed the possibility of human biases being embedded in AI systems and described regulatory adaptation as an ongoing challenge, with particular reference to the United States and China. He emphasized the importance of frameworks that ensure transparency and safety as AI technologies continue to evolve.

He concluded by mentioning GaiaNet’s mainnet launch, scheduled for the second quarter of 2025, and indicated that the project was encouraging developer participation in testing and experimentation with nodes and AI agents. ^[9]