Ju Chun Ko

Thank you, everyone, and thank you to Audrey for being here virtually. We are very happy to have this special dialogue with Audrey Tang.

As you all know, Audrey is famous for making contributions not only to AI but also to web3 and many kinds of technology, not only in Taiwan but around the world.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ju Chun Ko. I am a legislator in Taiwan, and I am really into crypto and the future.

Today we want to talk not only about web3 and cryptocurrency but also about AI. Audrey is now introducing Civic AI: 6-Pack of Care around the world, perhaps in the future not only on Earth but on the Moon or Mars.

We want to talk about legislation and regulation for AI and cryptocurrency. In the past year, Taiwan passed the AI Basic Act and the Virtual Asset Service Act . It is a small step in Taiwan’s Parliament, but a giant leap for Taiwan and for Asia.

Audrey, would you like to say hello to the audience?

My first question is about your feeling on the recent movement in Taiwan.

Starting from 2008, we had Bitcoin and blockchain. Around 2013, there were hackers and developers in Taiwan and Japan, but at that time there was almost no regulation. By 2016, people could buy Bitcoin in convenience stores in Taiwan. At that time, we were a kind of leader.

In the past, Taiwan’s government was a little conservative. Later, we saw many countries establish their own crypto regulations and legislation about blockchain, while Taiwan remained in a wait-and-see position.

But in the first half of this year, we passed Taiwan’s first Virtual Asset Service Act. It is a kind of clarity moment for Taiwan. Earlier, in January, President Lai Ching-te announced Taiwan’s first AI Basic Act.

What is your feeling about that?

You often say that society should shift from regulation to cybernetics, toward development and innovation, in cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Taiwan is a late follower in regulation. The European Union had its AI Act long before Taiwan’s AI Basic Act. Taiwan produces semiconductor chips for the world and helps generate the future of AI, but we only passed our first AI Basic Act this year.

For virtual assets, we had our first clarity moment last month. What is the advantage of being a late follower in regulation? Now that we have regulation, how do we make innovation happen in Taiwan and connect Taiwan with Japan and other places? What keeps regulation from becoming a restriction on innovation?

When we talk about technology or technology policy, I have a deep belief that it has no border and no colour. It is transparent, bipartisan and tripartisan. Different parties in Taiwan and around the world should support technology policy that helps people live better with technology.

You serve as Cyber Ambassador under the current government. I serve as an at-large legislator for an opposition party. We are both working hard on technology policy, including the AI Basic Act and the Virtual Asset Service Act.

We are forming a consensus about technology policy in Taiwan, but you are trying to do something bigger. You are introducing Civic AI and the 6-Pack of Care around the world, perhaps one day even beyond Earth. Can you introduce that vision to our audience?

We are at WebX, not only web3 or web4 but WebX, at the frontier of a new kind of internet.

We might imagine connections among AI, the new internet, web3, blockchain, virtual assets and cryptocurrency. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party recently released an AI white paper that mentioned agentic commerce.

Tell us more about your Civic AI, your Kami and your AI agent. Have you talked with your Kami about agentic commerce? Is there something interesting that connects AI agents with virtual assets or blockchain?

That is frontier work led by you, and we look forward to seeing more.

The word “frontier” also matters to an economy or a country. We think about frontier AI, and frontier AI is now part of government-to-government relationships. A few weeks ago, one frontier model called Fable was forbidden for some other users from using it.

When we think about a frontier, we think about opportunity and risk for an economy or a country. You are a thought leader on frontier ideas. What frontier or mainstream models does your on-chain Kami use every day?

How might frontier models combine with a frontier blockchain such as Ethereum ? There may be government officials here, or they may later watch the recording. What should they think about when AI and blockchain are combined?

I think that is a great idea.

I was the lead sponsor of Taiwan’s AI Basic Act and a principal co-sponsor of the Virtual Asset Service Act, so I would like to go further.

You appear on a screen here in Tokyo and look like Audrey, but there may be no way, or perhaps a new way, to prove that you are the real Audrey. Perhaps your Kami could pretend to be Audrey in real time.

What should identity look like in the AI and blockchain era? Years ago, you proposed decentralised identity in Taiwan and initiated a digital-wallet project. In 2026, companies such as World are introducing proof of humanhood for the AI era, and even an agent book where a Kami or AI agent can appear online and on-chain.

We need not only decentralised identity for human beings but also identity for an AI agent, proving that it is authorised by Audrey. What comes next for identity and proof of agency?

Thank you for reading my blog. If you are interested, you can find it online at juchunko.com . There is an article about Taiwan’s first Virtual Asset Service Act.

Today our topic is the state and blockchain. We have had a conversation between you and me, and between me and your Kami.

We are coming to the end of this special dialogue. Technology, AI and blockchain carry risk, but if we contribute enough, we believe technology can bring opportunity and prosperity to a country, an economy and individuals.

You mentioned my thinking about 2036. What is your thinking about the next chapter for a state or economy, and for individuals, as blockchain enters the AI era?

Audrey joined us virtually today. She will have another session this afternoon, and I will also have another session at the same time on a different stage. Please join Audrey’s session and mine this afternoon.

Thank you all for joining this morning’s special dialogue. I hope all will be well with you, both in the real world and the virtual world. Thank you very much. Until we meet again.