Joint House Community Call [May 20th 18:00 UTC]
GM! 
Here’s a summary of todays’ Joint House Community Call.
Below are the key highlights:
Milestones & Metrics Council: New Selection Process
- The Foundation is preparing a forum proposal introducing a new method for selecting members of the Milestones & Metrics Council.
- Instead of open elections, a stratified random selection (sortition) process is proposed to identify qualified civil servants (non-political) contributors.
- The pool will be filtered based on public attestations and eligibility criteria, with an emphasis on competence and neutrality over popularity.
- Discussion raised concerns about alienation and legitimacy, but general consensus supports testing this for execution-focused roles.
AI Delegate & Tooling Experiments
AI Delegate Mission
- A Foundation mission request for developing an AI-powered delegate capable of parsing governance proposals and casting informed votes with transparent reasoning.
- The Optimism Foundation has selected four teams to move forward with the work described in this Foundation Mission:
AI for Grants Feedback
- The Grants Council and Foundation are experimenting with AI-generated feedback for grant proposals to increase quality and reduce response times.
- A live demo showed how AI can deliver contextual and constructive suggestions to builders.
Grants Council: Season 7 Outcomes
- The Grants Council deployed 8.3M OP to 19 projects, surpassing the conservative $100M TVL projection with a reported $291M in TVL from funded projects.
- $39.7M of that is direct TVL growth attributed to Optimism.
- Improved collaboration with the Growth Team helped refine scope and impact.
- Feedback from applicants emphasized the need for faster response times and clearer evaluation processes.
Budget Board Setup (Season 8)
- The Budget Board will manage DAO-level financial frameworks and coordinate budget proposals for the Token and Citizens Houses.
- While it won’t make funding decisions directly, it will shape the tools, data models, and simulations used by the community to do so.
- Responsibility for setting OP reward levels per impact category is transitioning from the Foundation to the Budget Board starting Season 8.
Decentralization Milestones: Progress
Lavande presented progress on several Season 8 decentralization targets:
- A public citizenship definition is being finalized.
- Work continues on a gridlock-resistant veto mechanism.
- Future seasons will emphasize permissionless proposal rights and more automation in operations.
Key Action Items
- If you’re a new delegate: complete the survey to help us support your experience.
- Share feedback on the Milestones & Metrics Council selection method when published.
- Assist to the Budget Board Community AMA on May 27th 18:00 UTC. Details in the gov calendar
Our Next Joint House Community Call will be on June 17, 2025 18:00 UTC
Until next time!