Jason Zhao, co-founder of Intellectual Property Blockchain Project Story Protocol, gets away from his full-time role after more than three years of building the platform.
Zhao announced through a social media post that he will remain as a strategic adviser while focusing on a new AI initiative, Poseidon, which applies artificial intelligence to border industries such as science, biopharma, robotics and space.
After completely rebuilding for 3.5 years, I get out of my full -time role. I will remain closely involved as a strategic adviser.
While incubating Poseidon, I again fueled my original passion from my DeepMind days: Apply AI to border industries such as science and space. … pic.twitter.com/fd8j0c9uso
– Jason Zhao (@jasonjzhao) August 16, 2025
“Language generation is only the first wave of a cascade of abundant intelligence about fields … which, if successfully, will form a new industrial revolution,” said Zhao in a post about X.
Zhao launched the story protocol in 2021 as a way to make intellectual property ‘programmable’, allowing law holders to enable and earn content directly in the chain.
The project has since protected more than $ 130 million in venture financing from Backers, including A16Z.
Leadership will now continue entirely to co-founder Sy Lee as CEO, alongside Andrea as a chief product Officer and Sandep as Chief AI officer.
Zhao said that he will remain close to the story through partnerships and investments and call the project ‘the most meaningful experience of my life’.
Token of Story Protocol, IP, acts above $ 5.80, an increase of 2% at the day.