March 6th, 2025 Effect AI Community Call Summary $EFFECT Author: @djstrikanova (DJ) youtube.com/watch?v=75gkDIyG… Current Focus on Technical Updates – The team is building out the core protocols (worker nodes, manager nodes, and requestor nodes) on Solana. – A new off-chain architecture minimizes on-chain congestion, learning from previous issues on EOS. Off-Chain Task Processing & ZK Rollups – Microtask submissions and validations happen mostly off-chain for speed and low cost. – Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs will batch worker earnings, then settle them on-chain to keep fees small and throughput high. Payment & “Base Pay” System – Workers earn a “base rate” simply by being online, recognized through periodic challenge tasks (heartbeats). – If a worker skips too many assigned tasks (or fails these heartbeats), they risk losing that base pay. – The intention is to fairly compensate workers for “wait time” and quickly filter out non-responsive workers. Manager Nodes – Manager nodes serve as middlemen, receiving tasks from requestors and distributing them to available workers. – Future plans include robust validation modules (e.g., repeated tasks, automatic checks) so managers deliver high-quality results back to requestors. – Managers eventually compete on fees, worker pools, and reliability, creating a market-based ecosystem. Migration Lessons from EOS – High on-chain load on EOS caused gridlocks in task submissions and payments. – The new design on Solana uses off-chain processing with final on-chain settlement, avoiding transaction bottlenecks. Upcoming Releases & Roadmap – Near-Term (Q1/Q2): – “V0” release of the product focusing on worker–manager interaction, payment proofs, and microtask completions. – Limited user testing (small group of workers) to validate architecture and gather feedback. Later Phases: – Integration of task providers with an SDK or REST endpoints. – Enhanced validation rules, dispute resolution mechanisms, and possible DAO involvement for conflicts. – Additional documentation, tutorials, and user-friendly interfaces (including notifications for workers). Community Q&A Highlights – Task-Skipping & Cherry-Picking: The system will allow some task skipping but track misuse (e.g., “cherry-picking” only easy tasks). – Notifications: Workers will receive browser alerts when new tasks or heartbeat challenges appear. – Longer-Term Vision: The team envisions frictionless experiences for both technical and non-technical users, with thorough documentation and examples. – Confidence in Solana: Low transaction fees and speed make Solana well-suited for microtask payments. Next Steps – The team will finalize technical components for V0, then move on to the SDK for task providers. – Roadmap details, including major upcoming milestones, will be published after the initial release. – Continued community communication via blog posts, Twitter, Discord, and Telegram.