AI decentralized autonomous organization ai16z has changed its name to ElizaOS following concerns from tech venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) over brand confusion.

Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters posted an update to ai16z’s Discord server on Sunday, positioning the change as a forward pivot.

“As we continue to expand across multiple countries, develop our core technology, and foster an incredible community of builders, we are implementing a comprehensive rebranding initiative to ElizaOS,” Walters wrote.

While Walters did not elaborate on the reason behind the name change, ai16z Chris Dixon, managing partner at a16z, said in an interview with Unchained Crypto the similarities between the two entities “was creating a little bit of confusion.”

“I believe they are in the process of changing it,” Dixon reportedly said. “We’ve asked them to.”

Launched in October 2024, ai16z is a decentralized autonomous organization that operates as a venture capital firm run by autonomous AI agents. In January, Eliza Labs released the ElizaOS,

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