When we first started development of Tren Finance in late 2023, AI was was a core pillar of our protocol design. At the time, the response was skeptical: "AI and DeFi don't mix," they said. "It's too risky," others warned. At a time when AI in crypto meant little more than simple trading bots and basic automation, our vision for AI-driven protocol governance seemed out of place. What a difference a year makes. Today, nearly every DeFi project is exploring AI integration in some capacity. But ...